![[Hard Maple photo]](../pics/wmapl.jpg)
Acer saccharum
| CHARACTERISTICS: Height: 75-100 ft. Leaves: Broad, flat, palmate lobes, notched between lobes. General: Grows best in fertile well-drained soils. Maple sugar manufactured from sap. Hard, close-grained heavy wood. |
| COMMON USES: Lumber, wall panelling, flooring, furniture, handles, interior finish, cabinets, woodenware and novelties. |
![[Hard Maple tree outline]](../pics/wmaplsil.gif) | ![[Hard Maple Leaf]](../pics/wmapllf.gif) |
| Species detail | |
![[Hard Maple application photo]](../pics/wmaplapp.jpg)
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![[Hard Maple range map]](../pics/wmaplmap.gif)
Hard Maple growing region
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