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Things to Know and Do 39Z A cubic foot weighs 43 lbs. It tujoys with Beech, Hickory, etc., th- sad distinction of being a perfect firewood. Thanlu to this it has been exterminated in some regions. Bird's-eye and curled Maple are freaks of the graui. Leavef 3 to s inches long. Its sap produces the famous maple sugar. Manitoba to Nova Scotia and south to Gulf. Silver Maple, White, or Soft Maple {Acer saccharimm) Usually a little smaller than the Sugar Maple and much inferior as timber. Wood hard, dose-grained. A cubic foot ^hs 33 lbs. Leaves s to 7 inches long. This tree produces a little sugar. It is noted tot its yellow foliage in autumn.