A commonly used breed of wood for wooden crafts and home projects is Maple wood. Hard maple flooring is a favorite among people remodeling homes. Its long life and strength prove to be worthy of rough conditions. The array of colors and textures make maple a favorite for figured maple flooring. Hardwood maple flooring gives a beautiful look to a home. It is a strong wood breed, making it virtually dent resistant. Bowling allies use hardwood maple wood floors, indicating the strength of maple.

The Maple tree is known for a few specific qualities and uses. The most common use for maple is maple syrup. Used for pancakes and waffles, maple syrup is extracted from the trunk of the maple tree. Maple wood is known for its quality of strength and durability. An example of its strength is shown from the wide use of maple hardwood flooring. The American species of maple is divided into two groups. The first group is the hard Maple, which includes the sugar and black maple tree.

Sugar and black maple have similar qualities. Sugar Maple goes by the scientific species name Acer Saccharin. Black Maple goes by the scientific name of Acer Nigrum. These types of maple are mostly used for maple products, primarily because of the high sugar content. The Sugar Maple tree naturally grows throughout most of the northern United States and the south east part of Canada. Maple has been an American favorite wood breed for furniture for ages. Maple wood floors are the most common type of wood used for the floors. Its strength is the reason carpenters work with Maple for a variety of projects.

The second category of Maple includes the soft maples. Red and Silver Maple are classified under the soft maple category. Red Maple is one of the most abundant hardwoods and it's thought to be the most widespread species of forest tree there is. No other species of tree, especially hardwood, is as adaptive as the Red Maple. The colors of the red and silver maple range from a cream color all the way to a light reddish brown. The strength of red and silver maple isn't as strong as that of the sugar and black maple. The longevity and durability of Maple is what makes maple flooring so popular.