[Artemisia] Maple Syrup and trees

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I read just recently about this in a magazine, so I had to go double check and here's what I found/remembered:
"WHAT KIND OF TREES?   The trees suitable for tapping include all of the maple family:  sugar, silver and red maples as well as box elder.  Sugar maple sap contains the highest concentration of sugar (2% or higher according to weather conditions and the health of the tree).  Box Elder produces a weaker sap, but one which is especially delicious to drink as is, tasting like a slightly sweet spring water.  Other species of trees which reportedly may be tapped including walnut, hickories, sycamore and sweet birch.  Trees to be tapped should be at least 1 1/2 feet in diameter, have large healthy crowns, and be well exposed to the sun."
This is the site that is from:http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Buds_and_Bark/tapping_sugar_maple_index.html

I think it sounds like an awesome project!  Good luck!-Aelia Sophia
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Don't they need to be a specific kind of maple? If I remember right, there is a 
sugar maple that grows in New England and Canada where most of our maple syrup 
comes from. I was on a maple sugar farm once and it was just north of Niagara 
Falls.
Mistress Jerilyn


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From: Padruig <rayzentz at aim.com>
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Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 8:14:04 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] a tree question


Greetings, one and all, from Padruig

I am wondering if there are any within the kingdom, preferably in the northern 
utah, southern idaho area, that have maple trees on their property, or know of 
someone who does. I would like to try my hand at making maple syrup, and need 
access to some trees to collect sap. I would happily share the results of my 
labours with the provider of said sap.

Padruig



Dr. Raymond Zentz

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