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Soft Maple


Common names: soft maple.

(Depending on figure: quilted maple, curly maple, tiger maple, fiddleback maple)

Maple that has been infected by ambrosia beetles exhibits a streaked appearance known as ambrosia or ghost maple.

Specific gravity: .44

Tangential movement: 7.2%

Radial movement: 3%

Volumetric shrinkage: 12%

Durability: poor

Source: Eastern US and Southern Canada