http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2009/02/10/backyard-sweets/ Your online simplicity village Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2009/02/10/backyard-sweets/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Kevin Wright Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:54:42 +0000 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/?p=1511#comment-987 Sugar Maples of course have the highest sugar content which means less boiling time. Sugar Maples can grow to well over 75 feet tall. and two to four feet in diameter. Trees planted close togehter will not allow the foilage to be bushy. Give them some room by planting several feet apart.Good choice. You will want to wait until the trees are nearly twelve inches in diameter before you tap them at which only one hole at that time. As the trees approach the 18 to 20 inch mark you can put two taps in them, once over the 26 inch mark you can safely drill three tap holes. On a good flow season one tap hole should yield nearly a quart of syrup by seasons end, give or take a few teaspoons. Sugar Maples of course have the highest sugar content which means less boiling time. Sugar Maples can grow to well over 75 feet tall. and two to four feet in diameter. Trees planted close togehter will not allow the foilage to be bushy. Give them some room by planting several feet apart.Good choice.
You will want to wait until the trees are nearly twelve inches in diameter before you tap them at which only one hole at that time. As the trees approach the 18 to 20 inch mark you can put two taps in them, once over the 26 inch mark you can safely drill three tap holes.
On a good flow season one tap hole should yield nearly a quart of syrup by seasons end, give or take a few teaspoons.

]]> http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2009/02/10/backyard-sweets/comment-page-1/#comment-984 homzcoolmama Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:14 +0000 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/?p=1511#comment-984 I am excited about this post because I have been planning on planting sugar maples for just this reason! One thing I've been wondering is how far apart do you have to plant the trees? Also, on an average season, how much syrup will 15-20 trees produce? I think that's about how many I'll be planting. Thanks I am excited about this post because I have been planning on planting sugar maples for just this reason! One thing I’ve been wondering is how far apart do you have to plant the trees? Also, on an average season, how much syrup will 15-20 trees produce? I think that’s about how many I’ll be planting. Thanks

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