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The University of Vermont Proctor Maple Research Center and the Cornell Maple Program Arnot Forest conducted a multi-year study examining several common sanitation strategies and assessing the effects on sap yield, attendant costs, and resulting net profits. The following graphs briefly summarize the results of this work.
In the Spring, maple trees begin to move sap up from their roots. At the Arnot forest, this sap is collected and then boiled down to produce maple syrup. In this video, Prof. Brian Chabot, tells us about the process and we see how maple syrup is made.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
Cornell University’s Maple Specialist, Steve Childs, offers this video series for beginning sugarmakers.
For the past several years we have been conducting researcg and extension on tapping birch trees for their sap and syrup production. This article presents some of the lessons learned to date on some of the most frequently asked questions about tapping birch trees.