used for syrup production, it takes about 40 volumes of sap to produce 1 volume of maple syrup. Lumber The bigleaf maple is the only commercially important maple of the Pacific Coast region. The wood is primarily used in veneer production for furniture, but is also used in musical instrument production (including piano frames), interior paneling, and other hardwood products; the heartwood is light reddish-brown, fine-grained, moderately heavy, and fairly robust. In California, land managers do not highly value bigleaf maples, and they are often intentionally knocked over and left un-harvested during harvests for Douglas fir and redwood stands. Gallery References External links photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Yolo County, California, in 1903 macrophyllum Trees of the Western United States Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Plants described in 1813 Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Garden plants of North America Ornamental trees Trees of North America Trees of the West Coast of the United States Trees of the United States Trees of Canada Trees of Western Canada