Sweet maples
While it is possible to identify sweet trees through sap testing, the reasons why certain trees are sweet may be mostly genetic, and finding those genes may be no easy matter.
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The organic sugarbush
In attempting to establish criteria for organic certification of maple operations, there are still some wide disagreements among certifying agencies over how to regulate behavior that is unique to maple.
Maple Syrup Production
A basic guide to sugarmaking.
Antimicrobial Silver in Maple Sap Collection
Because of a new approach to using nano-silver, the fact that PFA has been banned, and the desire to control microorganisms in maple sap collection systems, the University of Vermont Proctor Maple Research Center investigated the use of spouts and tubing containing antimicrobial nano-silver for suitability for increasing maple sap yield.
Starting small
How sugarmaples regenerate themselves to produce successive crops.
The North American Maple project
The North American Maple Project, begun in 1988 with the goal of evaluating and monitoring trees from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, was initiated to answer many questions, which could be summed up as: what is the current health of sugar maple in these various regions, and is it getting better, worse, or staying the same?
Salvaging your Sap: Checking Vacuum Lines for Leaks
A vacuum pump attached to a well-designed tubing system will significantly boost sap flow compared to gravity sap collection, by increasing the difference in pressure between the tree, the source of the sap, and the tubing, where we want the sap to flow. A vacuum pump, however, will not deliver much, if any, vacuum to the trees if the tubing system is not tight and leak-free. This article gives basic instructions on how to check for those leaks, and how to fix them.
Guidelines for the Improvement of Combustion Efficiency for Maple Producers
How to increase efficiency of evaporators of various fuel types.
A production survey of sugarmakers
A summary of the current state of maple production in New England is based on surveys returned from approximately 163 sugarmakers in April, 2009.
Recycling maple plastic
Sugarmakers use a lot of plastic. Recycling is a much needed option to avoid disposing of tons of plastic each year.