branchbuzzer
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O.K. guys, help me out here, what is soft maple? We have a lot of sugar maple in this area, better than poplar but not great.
It generally means any maple that doesn't have the higher BTUs like sugar maple. There are a couple other high BTU maples, but sugar maple is what is commonly being compared to.
Red or Silver Maple are what most people are referring to when talking about "soft maple". These are medium BTU level firewoods, so they are better than woods like poplar, but not as good as hard maples.