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Hi Nancy & All,
It will take some trial & error to learn how much can be taken from
small trees without weakening the root system, where I suspect most of the
reserves are stored, and this would lead to early decline.
Under good growing conditions Hard Maple can be tapped much earlier than
40 years. I started tapping the three Maple that I planted on our lawn in
1967 when they were 10 years old with no obvious adverse effects.
I understand that the sap of some Hard Maple trees is unusually rich in
sugar. If this is a genetic effect and not due to better growing conditions
then the small tree system would be well suited to tree stock improvement.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: "nancy dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 6:45 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] another (better?) way to harvest maple syrup
> Good or bad, I found this article in Northern Woodlands Magazine (Spring
> 2014) interesting nonetheless:
>
> http://northernwoodlands.org/knots_and_bolts/maple-minus-forest
>
> Nancy
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