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Maple
Syrup Production
Maple syrup is harvested by tapping a maple tree through the bark and
into the wood phloem, then letting the sap run into a container or
continuous plastic pipelines. Maple sap is then
collected from the container and taken to our sugar house. We also run
plastic tubing and pipelines to some of the trees which flow
into holding tanks before being pumped into the sugar house.
Production
is concentrated in February, March, and April, depending on local
weather conditions. Freezing nights and warm days are needed in order
to induce sap flows. The change in temperature near or below freezing
causes water uptake from the soil, and temperatures above freezing
cause a stem pressure to develop, which, along with gravity, causes sap
to flow out of tapholes.
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