Although not typically as desired as Sugar Maple, it is often used in flooring, craft wood, and furniture. Red Maple is also sought after for lumber. However, all of the differences found between Red Maple and Sugar Maple sap are very similar to the differences in Sugar Maple from year to year and location to location. Others experience slightly lower sugar content. Some say the sap from Red Maple is darker than that of Sugar Maple when processed. Typically, the Sugar Maple has a higher sugar content, although Red Maple will also produce good sap. The early show of their red color in the late summer is also a signal, telling us that the autumn season is upon us.īoth the Red and Sugar Maples may be tapped for maple syrup in the spring. The signature red buds signal the beginning of things growing and coming alive again after a long New England winter. Red Maples are also often the first to ‘bud’, flower, set seeds, and leaf-out in the spring. The Red Maple, also called White Maple, Soft Maple, or Swamp Maple, has already begun turning red, especially in some of the lower, wetter spots along roadways and in the valleys. With all that in mind, let’s talk a bit about one of the first trees to show us its autumn splendor, the Red Maple. Here in New Hampshire, and all of New England, the fall colors are very often breathtaking and bring visitors from far and wide. The temps are comfortable, and just the smell when walking in the woods brings a sense of solitude and comfort. With the fall season comes cooler, crisp, sometimes breezy days, followed by cool, and even chilly, nights. Howdy folks! Welcome to September, the month that brings us Autumn, at least according to the calendar.
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