Keys to high maple yield
Comprehensive video on how to make the most of your sugaring season, covering tapping, tubing, and efficient boiling.
Topic: Sap Production
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Why sap may not always flow well in early season
Maple producers know that when the temperature starts to rise in the spring, sap flows can’t be far behind. But when the weather starts to warm early in the spring and temperatures seem favorable for good sap flows, they are sometimes left wondering why the sap hasn’t started to run. There are several explanations for the disconnect between warm air temperature and a lack of flow during
the early season.
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?
Sap flow, wounding and compartmentalization in maple
Explains how sap flows in trees and the impact that tapping has on subsequent years’ sap flow.
Homemade Small Reverse Osmosis Machines
Small reverse osmosis machines can be built from consumer parts and can help small producers cut down on boiling time and energy use. This article offers tips on building such devices.
Effects of Tapping Depth on Sap Volume, Sap Sugar Content, and Syrup Yield Under High Vacuum
Tapping depth strongly influences both sap yield and wounding. Numerous studies have focused on the amount of sap produced with ifferent depths, the most extensive work conducted by Morrow (1963), who found a tendency for increasing sap yields with increasing taphole depth. However, this work was conducted on gravity with 7/16” tapholes, so is less informative to most producers using 5/16” spouts and vacuum.
Factors Affecting Sap Yields from Maple Trees
Presents research on taps and tapping practices to maximize yield. Also explains sap flow and tree wounding.
How to Tap a Maple Tree
This video demonstrates how to properly tap a maple tree.
Early Tapping and Taphole Longevity Strategies Dec 2020 VT Conference
Dr. Abby van den Berg presenting on research on early tapping and taphole longevity strategies on sap yield and non-conductive wood (NCW) formation in maple trees at the Dec 2020 Vermont Maple Conference.
Keys to High Maple Sap Yields Dec 2020 VT Conference
Dr. Abby van den Berg presentation on important factors to achieve high maple sap yields. Given at the December 2020 Vermont Maple Conference.