Sap Flow, Wounding, & Compartmentalization in Maple
How does a tree respond to the wound created by a taphole, and what does that mean for future sap production?
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Sap Now or Sawlogs Later
Tapping trees has an impact on the value of those trees’ logs for lumber.
Sap Yields and Tapping Stained Wood
The effects of tapping on trees, and how to avoid overtapping.
Sap Yields from Fall and Spring Tapping of Sugar Maple
Some maple sap producers have wondered whether they could increase the total sap yields by tapping their trees not only in the sprint but also in the fall too. Our research indicates that tapping in the fall cannot be recommended.
Some quick tips to achieve higher sap yield
Increasing the yield of sap from maple trees is the goal of most maple producers. While getting there isn’t a matter of one simple thing, by
following best management practices and paying attention to detail it is possible to increase sap yields, often quite dramatically. Includes links to videos.
Some quick tips to achieve higher sap yield
Increasing the yield of sap from maple trees is the goal of most maple producers. While getting there isnÕt a matter of one simple thing, by following best management practices and paying attention to detail it is possible to increase sap yields, often quite dramatically.
Stained wood
What happens when taps are set into wood impacted by previous years’ taps.
Sugar Maple Sap Yields Using One or Two Tapholes Per Tree
Studies currently underway at the University of Vermont Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC) are examining the effects of accumulating internal taphole damage on the ability to support future tapping, as well as related subjects such as the effects high vacuum sap extraction might have on tree growth, all with the goal of developing new sustainable tapping guidelines. However, along with focusing on the possible negative effects of tapping and sap extraction, it is important to examine how certain practices might lead to greater sap yields.
Sugarbush Leases
Negotiating legal lease arrangements for sugarbush.
Sustainable Tapping
Investigating how to best tap trees for long-term forest health and sustainable maple production.