The wood		Colour change		The tree

Hard Maple is famous for its sap which is turned into Maple syrup. The sapwood is cream-coloured, with a tendency to reddish brown, and the heartwood varies from light to dark brown with red highlights. It usually has fine figuring with straight, but sometimes slightly wavy, grain.

Hard Maple grows in North America, and is 10–15% harder than Oak and undergoes a medium degree of colour change, from a creamy white to golden over time.

Botanical name: Acer Saccharum