Curly Maple is a traditional, hard maple with a soft and flowing figure. The hard maple is the state tree of Wisconsin, Vermont, New York, and West Virginia. In the North, during the cold nights and warm days of late winter, the sugar maple is tapped for its sap, the source of maple syrup. Until the turn of the century, the heels of women's shoes were made from maple. Curly Maple has been a favorite of American furniture makers since early Colonial days.