Curly Maple Tree

[SeMoTony]

Any maple can have curl in it.My understanding is that it is a genetic defect found in a small % of trees.I cut and milled a silver maple last fall that had nice curl from top to bottom.The very bottom of the trunk had the best with some quilt.I've also seen nice flame in red maple,but sugar maple is mainly what produces birdseye.

No idea what to look for on the outside to get that there was this curly aspect on the inside
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View attachment 598288 No idea what to look for on the outside to get that there was this curly aspect on the inside
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We cut quite a bit of Birdseye and curl. I haven't noticed or been shown any solid way to identify that a tree has good curl without taking off some bark. Birdseye on the other hand has a few outside indicators but sometimes when you get some bark off you see it and there wasn't any showing in the bark, no pinched butt or anything.