Also Known As: Red Leaf Maple, Soft Maple, Red Maple
4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4
Green, Figured (Curly), WHND (Wormy)
Soft Maple grows between 30 feet to 100 feet in height in its native area of the Eastern United States and Canada. Soft Maple trees were dubbed for their soft leaves in the autumn, but it is also known as the Scarlet Maple, Red Maple, the Drummond Red Maple, the Carolina Red Maple, the Swamp Maple, the Trident Maple, and the Water maple.
| Grade | Dimension | Available Thicknesses | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| F&BS | NHLA 6" and wider by 8' and longer | 4/4 Only | Straight sawn 4/4. Stock is put up sap and better |
| F&B | NHLA 6" and wider by 7' only |
4/4 Only (straight 7') |
Stock is put up sap and better |
| F&B |
NHLA 5" and wider by 7' and longer 7' and 8' packaged together |
5/4, 6/4, 8/4 Other thicknesses available upon request |
Stock is put up sap and better |
| FIGR |
NHLA 5" and wider by 7' and longer 7' and 8' packaged together |
4/4 and 5/4 | Select and better boards unselected for color with minimum 60% figure or curl on one face. Also referred to as Tiger Stripe |
| WRM |
NHLA 5" and wider by 6' and longer 6' through 8' packaged together |
4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 | Select and better boards unselected for color and worm holes no defect (WHND) |
| S&B |
NHLA 4" and wider by 6' and longer 6' through 8' packaged together |
4/4 Only | Select and better boards not making the minimum sap and better specification for F&BS |
| SELN |
4.0" - 5.5" by 7' and longer 7' and 8' packaged together |
4/4 Only | NHLA selects put up sap and better |
| 6SEL | NHLA 4" and wider by 6' only | 4/4 Only | NHLA 6' selects put up sap and better |
| 1 COM | NHLA 3" and wider by 6' and longer | 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 | 4/4 is put up sap and better. 1 COM brown available in 4/4 only. 5/4 and thicker 1C is put up unselected, but will run 90% or more sap and better |
| 2 COM | NHLA 3" and wider by 6' and longer | 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 | 4/4 is put up sap and better. 5/4 and thicker is unselected for color, but will run 90% or more sap and better |
| 3 COM | NHLA 3" and wider by 6' and longer | 4/4 Only | Stock is put up sap and better |
| Pallet | NHLA 3" and wider by 6' and longer | 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 | Sound 3B |
Soft Maple is similar in appearance to Hard Maple. Its close-grained sapwood generally is creamy white and its heartwood reddish-brown. The grain of soft Maple Hardwood is often dotted with flecks. Figured grain is less common but highly prized for certain product applications. Our soft Maple lumber is 100% soft Leaf Maple and comes from within about 100-mile radius (62 km) of our manufacturing facilities. We do not mix Silver Leaf with this species, as is a common practice in the industry. Soft Maple is sometimes referred to as Red Maple Lumber because it is softer than Hard Maple. It machines well and can be finished to resemble Hard Maple, Black Cherry, or Alder so is sometimes used as a substitute.
If you’re a distributor or a manufacturer looking for container load or truckload quantities of our lumber grades, please contact us today. Mixed species, thickness, and grade inquiries are welcome.
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