sugar maple
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SUGAR MAPLE(acer saccharum)
• Opposite branching• Round, red buds
Identification
Shape
Bark
Twigs
Tapping
General Method
• Tap when nighttime temperatures are freezing and daytime temperatures are above 0°C
• Drill a hole. 3’ up from base, 1.5” deep using 7/16” drill bit. Drill on sunny side of tree
• Insert your tap, hang bucket, collect sap• Store sap in cool place until ready to boil into
syrup• Can hot and cool sideways for better seal
Guidelines: taps per tree
Diameter in inches Circumference in inches Number of taps
10—20 31—63 1
20—25 64—79 2
>25 >79 3
Homemade Taps are an Option
(these are called “spiles”)
Professional Taps
• Still not sure where to get them• 7/16” diameter copper or other pipe might do
the trick (and faster than whittling spiles of the type shown above)
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