Silver maple vs Hard maple - ID?

[TJ-Bill]

Thanks for the link Curly!

So fellers riddle me this ,, the 2 most common around here are these.. I'm thinking Surgar and Red!?

I took these tonight in my yard.

Leaves are switched. from previous picture

 

[Axe Man]

Pretty sure the leaf on upper left is red maple. Have a lot of it here. Also pretty sure leaf on the upper right isn't sugar ( hard ) maple. Sugar maple leaves have deeper, more accute lobes, not as dark and are larger. At least that's what suger maple was like back in Ontario.

 

[super3]

I'm not even sure what hard maple is!
Got the Latin for it?

No idea what the scientific name for it is. I do know I would pick it over any of the oaks for the really cold nights, longer burn, great heat. Not near as plentiful as oak around here though.

 

[banshee67]

around here the barks look so different there is no mistaking the 2
otherwise just pick up a piece, youll know which one is sugar maple, that silver and red maple dry so fast once split, and weighs nothing, the sugar maple stays heavy as hell

 

[woodhounder]

around here the barks look so different there is no mistaking the 2
otherwise just pick up a piece, youll know which one is sugar maple, that silver and red maple dry so fast once split, and weighs nothing, the sugar maple stays heavy as hell

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We have a lot of sugar and silver maple around here. The barks are very different, although a sugar can very a lot due to it's age. The young bark is usually smooth. A sugar maple has a nicer form to it, while the silver can go any which way. You can also tell when you cut into it the sugar is darker. Weight is a big difference too, silver maple when dried is feather light, and don't burn long either.

 

[stackwood]

Those leaves are red maple for sure with out doubt.

Thanks for the link Curly!

So fellers riddle me this ,, the 2 most common around here are these.. I'm thinking Surgar and Red!?

I took these tonight in my yard.

Leaves are switched. from previous picture