The early spring cooling/thawing cycle releases the upward flow of sap stored in the tree’s root system. In a good harvest, the sap flows fastest during four or five “runs”--10 gallons per tap at the peak. Otherwise, the maples slowly “weep” their clear, sticky and barely sweet t...
“Managing the sugar bush was not a concern for the aboriginal people. They had many trees to choose from and could move from stand to stand as they needed. Tapping involved making a gash in the tree with a tomahawk and inserting a chip of wood at the bottom of the gash to allow the...
Located in Erin,Elliot Tree Farmis about an hour and a half drive north of the city. The family farm is known for its Christmas trees and has been selling maple syrup for years. The farm opened its maple syrup tree tapping experience to the public last year for visitors to learn about ...
but decay of the wood should be prevented in the region of the tree where holes were drilled. After sap ceases flowing for the season, all spiles should
Here we refer to dormancy release as a period when the tree metabolism changes prior to bud break. We based our analysis on an index representing the remaining Sum of cumulative temperature necessary to reach the stage of Bud Break (Sbb), which we formulated using the model of Raulier and ...
Maple syrup is not a “processed” product because the only steps involved in making the finished product involve boiling the tree sap to remove naturally occurring water, and the resulting product is what is bottled. Typically a de-foamer is used during the boiling process to prevent excessive...