Conditions
Part of the world where sugar maple trees grow
What is Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Name of product that is extracted from the maple tree to make syrup
What is sap
Number of taps on a 1-10 inch diameter tree
What is None
This is used to collect the sap from the tree
What is a Bucket
Amount of sap needed to make 1 gallon of syrup
What is 40 Gallons
True/False: Sugar maple trees grow well in Florida
What is False
Number of lobes on a sugar maple leaf
What is five
Diameter size of tree that can sustain 1 tap
What is 10-18 inches
The protects the sap from impurities (rain, tree debris)
What is a Bucket Cover
Top temperature reached when maple syrup is ready
What is 218 degrees (7 degrees above boiling water)
Time of year that is best to tap a maple tree
What is winter & early spring
What is rough with vertical ridges
Number of taps on a tree that is over 28 inches
What is Three
Type of equipment used to create a tap hole
What is a Drill
Amount of sugar content in maple syrup
What is 66%
Ideal Temperatures to tap a maple tree
What is sunny days above freezing and cold nights below freezing
Maple trees store this in their root system during winter
What is starch
Distance from an old tap hole that a new hole can be drilled
What is 2 inches
Equipment used to convert sap to syrup
What is an Evaporator
A refractometer is used to measure this
What is sugar content
True/False: A healthy tree "crown" affects the quantity & quality of a tree's sap
What is True
The maple tree mixes this with its stored starch to create sap that is then sent from root system throughout the tree
What is water
Length of time it takes a healthy maple tree to heal a tap hole
What is 2-3 weeks
This is inserted into the tap hole to collect the sap
What is a spigot
This occurs if you boil sap in your kitchen
What is sticky condensation on every nearby surface