Sugar maple trees are of the species Acer saccharum and can grow over 80 feet tall and 60-80 feet wide. I am the Lord I have spoken, and I will do it.As you may be able to guess, the sugar maple tree is known for being the source of maple syrup production. Everything I ever write about maple gets added to that one board.Īnd all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. ![]() ![]() You can also follow my Maple Syrup pinterest board right here. How to build a reverse osmosis system for maple syrup that will save you hundreds of dollarsįind out what 31 varieties of trees can be tapped to make syrup.įind out what tools you can use to measure your sugar content when making syrup.Ī complete list of what you’ll need to tap trees and make syrup. Or read the details in this article, and follow the links to everything you need to build your own reverse osmosis system for maple syrup. Watch this video to find out how to save hundreds of dollars a year on your backyard sugarmaking efforts. Go here to see what others are saying about Sweet Maple and for a peek inside the book. Check out the plethora of information I offer here and grab a copy of my book, Sweet Maple, for all the answers to the questions you don’t even know you have yet. Now that you’ve identified a maple tree or two, you need to know the ins and outs of tapping a tree and making maple syrup. In this video right here I explain more about identifying a sugar maple in the spring.Īnd I wrote about spring maple tree identification as well. When I first learned about the striking, unique appearance of sugar maples in the spring I was amazed at how easily I could identify a sugar maple from a long distance away. How to identify a maple tree in the spring… This short video helps you identify specific maple trees. While ALL maple trees are great for tapping and making maple syrup, if you only want to tap the most productive, best-of-the-best maple trees, you’ll want to identify your sugar maples. In this short little video, I show you exactly what to look for, and examples of different maple leaves.Īgain, a close look at the leaves’ lobes and edge will tell you what type of a maple tree you have. If you look closely at the leaf’s cleft (where the lobes meet) and the edge of the leaf (if it’s smooth or serrated, or jagged), you can easily tell a maple tree from another tree. How can you tell a maple tree from another tree? Watch the short video below to see exactly what you need to look for. It’s easy to examine the shape of the leaf’s cleft (where the lobes meet) and the edge of the leaf (if it’s smooth or serrated, or jagged) and know if you have a sugar maple tree. How to identify a maple tree in the summer and fall… You see, in all of nature there are only 4 types of trees that have opposite arrangement of their branches:īy the overall shape of the tree and appearance of the bark, you can pretty easily eliminate the other 3 options and know if you have identified a maple. If, on the other hand, your branches meet in an opposite placement, like the maple branch on the right below, you very well may have identified a maple tree. If they are alternate placement, like the beech branch on the left, below, you definitely do not have a maple tree. Look where the branches meet on the branch. How to identify a maple tree in the winter…Įven without any leaves to guide you, there is one telltale sign to look for to help you know if your tree is a maple tree. So let’s talk about an easy way to identify if your tree is a maple tree, even in the winter, without the help of leaves. Kinda crazy, but absolutely true.Įven so, there’s no denying that maple trees, in general, have the highest sugar content in the sap. ![]() In my last post, right here, I itemized 31 varieties of trees that can be used to make syrup. In fact, you don’t even have to have a maple, period. Our best producing sugar maples will give us 5-10 gallons of sap a day, on the best days, at 2-3% sugar content.īut you definitely do not have to have a sugar maple to successfully make delicious syrup. ![]() Sugar maples offer the highest sugar content of any sap you can find, as well as a great sap production rate. Ideally, you’ve found the holy grail of all sugarmaking trees if you identify sugar maples. You’ll find the latest designs right here (like the one I’m wearing here). Please consider helping me support sugarmaking education worldwide with every purchase of the SoulyRested Swag. A backyard sugarmaker in New England, and author of Sweet Maple. How to identify a maple tree in the spring….How do I identify a specific maple tree?.How can you tell a maple tree from another tree?.How to identify a maple tree in the summer and fall….How to identify a maple tree in the winter….
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