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Fun Maple Facts

  • 30-60 gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of maple syrup.
  • It takes one gallon of maple syrup to produce eight pounds of maple candy or sugar.
  • Usually a maple tree is at least 20 years old and 10 inches in diameter before it is tapped.
  • Each tap will yield an average of 10-15 gallons of sap per season, producing about one quart of syrup.
  • Tapping does no permanent damage and only about 10 percent of the sap is collected each year. Many maple trees have been tapped for 150 or more years.
  • Several species of birds have discovered how to tap maples as well. However, they’re not seeking the sugar, but rather the bugs that are attracted to the sugar.
  • Maple syrup is composed of balanced sugars, minerals, vitamins and amino acids which make it unique from other sweeteners.
  • The flavor and color of the syrup changes throughout the sugaring season with changes in sap chemistry as the tree prepares to bud.
  • Canada produces more maple syrup than any other country.
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