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Is box elder a hardwood or softwood.
All maples are hardwoods but the species found in america are further classified as hard or soft maples.
This fast growing short lived tree grows to heights of up to seventy feet with a maximum trunk size of abou.
This softness limits it use to mostly utility purposes.
Box elder firewood is mediocre at best.
Softwoods have very similar btu or heat output values.
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This softwood can be cut by a molder knife easily and can be put through a molder faster than any other hardwood.
Balsa is a hardwood.
The division of trees into hardwood and softwood by a botanic measure is misleading.
It s interesting to note that pound for pound and dried to the same moisture content hardwoods vs.
A hardwood log will typically burn longer and hotter than a softwood log that s cut and split to the same size.
Mixed hardwood oak elm ash maple etc.
It burns fine but it burns quickly.
Box elder while classified as a hardwood is quite soft.
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Box elder is also known as manitoba maple and american maple in russia.
Box elder is a low density hardwood that burns more like a softwood.
A cord of the more dense wood will have more energy than a cord of less dense softwood.
It is easily one of the softest of the acer species trees.
Common soft maples include the silver red and box elder.
Any defective pieces can be used for structural purposes while the good portions can be used for furniture or any other woodworking projects.
This old style division is in fact based on the seed reproduction flowering or.
The most common hard maple is the sugar or rock maple.
Instead the terms refer simply to deciduous.
The maple tree is a member of a group of 200 species of trees and shrubs worldwide that belong to the acer family.
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The difference in energy content is in the woods density.
One pound of dense hardwood will have about the same amount of energy as one pound of light softwood.
Box elder is a great wood for turning as the grain is fine and the burls have exquisite detail giving great depth to any area with figure.
If it shows up any defects it can also be easily and affordably culled.
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