Humpday Triviola
All forms of maple will spalt. But what unique trait might you see more often with Sugar Maple?
Tommy
Humpday Triviola
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#2Do we get a hint?
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#3If you insist....
Sugar maples can spalt. Sugar Maples can spalt. But I repeat myself.
Tom
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#4Hint number two
Looking at spalted sugar maple will make you swear you are seeing double.
T,
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#5Count me out....
I Googled.
BTW The answer was not what I originally thought.
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#6I Stumped the Panel? Answer!
Spalting occurs in many species but most commonly in the birches, beeches and maples. Buckeye, elm, basswood, sycamore and apple spalt, but it is relatively unknown in red and white oak. Generally speaking, white woods with heartwood non-resistant to decay are good candidates for spalting. Frequently, in sugar maple the spalting lines are double, run parallel and appear somewhat concentric.