DESCRIPTION: Creamy white with reddish tinge & usually has a straight grain, sometimes curly or wavy. Fine brown growth rings give an attractive figure on plain sawn surfaces. Rays are longer than in Soft Maple. Texture is fine & even. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: North America BOTANICAL NAME: Acer Saccharin OTHER NAMES: Whiite Maple, Sugar Maple, Rock Maple JANKA HARDNESS: 1450