There are many different kinds of trees in the Pennsylvania’s forests, but the sweetest tree in Pennsylvania is the sugar maple. The sap from this tree is used to make pure, all-natural maple syrup. Sugar maple trees are unique to North America and grow naturally only in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. This makes maple syrup a very special product that we get from Pennsylvania forests.
Tapping the trees consist of drilling a 7/16” hole 1½ to 2” deep and inserting a plastic or steel spile. Tapping does not permanently damage the tree, and only about 10% of the sap is collected each year. Each tap yields an average of 10 gallons of sap per season: that yields about one quart of syrup.
Warm sunny days (above 40 degrees F) and cold nights (20 degrees F) are ideal for sap flow. The Maple season usually starts in the middle of February and may last 4 to 8 weeks, depending on weather conditions. 30-55 gallons of sap are evaporated to make one gallon of syrup.
The harvest season ends with the arrival of warm spring nights and early bud development in the trees.
HOW MANY GALLONS OF MAPLE SAP ARE EVAPORATED TO MAKE ONE GALLON OF SYRUP ???
10 TO 20 GALLONS = N 40 47.675 W 078 56.111
30 TO 55 GALLONS = N 40 46.779 W 078 55.696
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