Sappy Facts 1
The scientific name for the Sugar Maple tree
What is Acer saccharum?
a sweet breakfast condiment comes from this tree.
What is The Maple Tree?
the number of gallons of sap used to make 1 gallon of maple syrup
What is 40 gallons of sap
The scientific name for the Red Maple Tree
What is Acer rubrum?
An instrument used to collect tree sap
What is a spile/tree tap?
state(s) with the highest maple syrup production
What are Vermont, New York, and Maine?
the group that originally produced maple syrup
Who are the Indigenous peoples?
The name of the process by which sap is collected from maple trees
What is tree tapping?
how much sap a single tap hole can produce
What is 40-80 Gallons?
The name of the US state that has untapped maple potential
the length of a typical tapping season
What is 4-6 weeks?
the temperature the wood must reach for starches to be converted into sugar such that they may pass into the sap.
What is 40* Fahrenheit?
What is boiling?
the name of ONE of the processes used to concentrate sap
What is reverse osmosis?
the average sugar content in un-concentrated sap
What is 2-3%?