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Title: Classroom Sugarin


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Classroom SugarinA Lesson that Sticks With
You by Pete Barnum
2
Lesson 1
Legend of Discovery Introduction to the Maple
Sugaring
3
Maple Syrup Industry
  • Maple syrup production is the oldest agricultural
    enterprise in the United States.
  • Native Americans taught European settlers the
    process of making maple syrup.
  • Maple syrup is unique because production rarely
    meets demand.
  • Vermont is the leading state of production.
  • Maple Syrup Production provides over 50 million
    annually to U.S. farms.

1.1
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Maple Syrup in Michigan
  • Michigan ranks 5th in the production of maple
    syrup producing approximately 90,000 gallons of
    syrup annually.
  • Maple syrup industry contributes 2.5 million
    annually in Michigan.

1.2
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The Discovery of Maple Syrup
  • A young boy was asked by his mother to fetch a
    pail of water. On his way to the creek he passed
    a hollowed out log that was full of water. He
    brought that water back for his mother so he
    didnt have to walk so far. His mother used the
    water to cook a rabbit. When the family ate
    the rabbit, it tasted sweet like never before.

1.3
6
The Discovery ofMaple Syrup Cont.
  • His mother and father asked where he brought the
    water from. They went back to the hollowed log
    to see if that water could have made it taste
    sweet. When they tasted the water it was
    slightly sweet. When they looked up they noticed
    that the tip of a maple tree branch was broken
    and dripping sap into the log. That is how maple
    syrup was first discovered.

1.4
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Where and When isMaple Syrup Made?
  • Maple syrup is only produced commercially in the
    northeastern United States and southeastern
    Canada.
  • Maple syrup is made during the months of
    February, March and April.
  • Maple sap runs when there are freezing nights and
    warm days during late winter and early spring.

1.5
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The Basic Process
  • Select Trees to Tap
  • Tap Trees
  • Collect Sap
  • Boil Sap
  • Test for Finished Syrup
  • Filter and Can Syrup

1.6
9
Lesson 2Tree Anatomy
Which trees are best for maple syrup production?
10
Anatomy of a Tree
  • Crown
  • Leaves
  • Branches
  • Trunk
  • Bark
  • Cambium Layer
  • Sap Wood
  • Heart Wood
  • Roots
  • Tap Roots
  • Fibrous Roots

2.1
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Parts of a Tree
2.2
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Crown
  • The crown is the entire area of the tree that
    contains branches with leaves.
  • The size and shape of the canopy is effected by
    the environment and the tree species.
  • The leaves serve as the energy factory for the
    tree to grow as is it collects the energy from
    the sun.

2.3
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Leaves
  • Function of Leaves
  • 1. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants
    produce their food.
  • 2. The leaf carries out transpiration which is
    the loss of water and the gas exchange of CO2.
  • 3. The leaf can store some food, which can be
    transferred to other areas of the plant.

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Leaves
  • Leaves contain cells full of chloroplasts.
  • Chloroplasts are the ultimate energy factories of
    the tree.
  • Chloroplasts convert sunlight and carbon dioxide
    into glucose (sugar) and oxygen in the process of
    photosynthesis.

2.5
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Cross Section of Leaf
  • Chloroplasts concentrated in Palisade.
  • Xylem and Phloem connect all the way to roots.

iusd.k12.ca.us/uhs/ cs2/leaf_cross-section.htm
2.6
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Photosynthesis
  • Basic Reaction
  • Balanced Reaction
  • 6 CO2 6 H2O C6H12O6 6 O2

www2002.stoke.gov.uk/ museums/pmag/nathist/edu
2.7
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Leaf Parts
  • 1. The blade, which is the main body of the leaf.
  • 2. The petiole, which is the structure which
    attaches the blade to the stem.
  • 3. The midrib, which is the large central vein
    down the middle of the leaf.
  • 4. The apex, which is the tip of the leaf.
  • 5. The base, which is the bottom of the leaf and
    attaches to the petiole, or if a petiole is
    absent, directly to the stem. (A leaf with no
    petiole is said to be "sessile.")
  • 6. The margin, which is the edge of the leaf.

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Types of Leaves
  • 1. Simple leaves which are undivided leaves or
    have a totally intact blade.
  • 2. Compound leaves which are leaves whose blade
    is divided into several distinct leaflets.
  • 3. Needle leaves which are narrow, compact leaves
    such as pine or fir needles.

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Trunk
  • Function of Trunk or Stem
  • 1. Transports water and nutrients from the roots
    to the leaves.
  • 2. Supports the leaves of a plant and also the
    fruit and flowers.
  • 3. Food storage.
  • 4. Diametrical growth in the cambium, where cell
    division occurs.

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Cross Section of Trunk
  • Xylem and Phloem transports water and nutrients
    throughout the tree.
  • Xylem transports materials up.
  • Phloem transports materials down.
  • Sapwood stores liquid and food produced by the
    tree.

http//www.forest.nsw.gov.au/publication/forest_fa
cts/aboutwood/default.asp
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Roots
  • Functions of Roots
  • 1.Absorbs water, oxygen and nutrients (root hairs
    take up H2O and nutrients).
  • 2.Transports water and nutrients to the stem.
  • 3.Anchors the plant and keeps it in a stable
    position.
  • 4.Stores food in the form of starch (for example
    in the taproot of a carrot or turnip).
  • Note Maple tree feeder roots start just six
    inches below the surface of the soil.

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Types of Roots
  • 1. The fibrous root system, such as in corn or
    beans in which the roots branch from the bottom
    of the plant or
  • 2. The taproot where a long tapering root, such
    as in the carrot and dandelions, develops.

2.13
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Is All Sap Equal?
maple.dnr.cornell.edu/ kids/compare_sugar.asp
2.14
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Lesson 3Sap Movement Physiology
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SAP Too Move or Not Too Move?
  • Many factors effect sap movement during the syrup
    season.
  • Freezing Nights and Warm Days
  • Minimum and Maximum Temperature
  • Length of Freeze and Thaw
  • Availability of Soil Moisture
  • Sap Sugar Concentration
  • Barometric Pressure

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The Details
  • Freezing temperatures cause the gases in the tree
    (CO2 and O2) to contract causing a negative
    pressure (vacuum) in the tree.
  • This allows more water (if available) to be
    absorbed by the roots.
  • Warm temperatures cause the gases to expand
    creating a positive pressure in the tree.

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The Details Cont.
  • The taphole allows pressure to escape the tree in
    the form of gases and liquids (sap).
  • This cycle continues throughout the season.
  • Pressures of up to 50 PSI (pounds per square
    inch) have been recorded.

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Lesson 4Tree Identification
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Identifying Maple Trees
  • All native species of Maple trees may be used to
    produce syrup.
  • Maple trees are easily identified even after
    their leaves have fallen because of their
    opposite budding pattern and thin twigs.
  • American Beech may also be used as they are part
    of the maple family.

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Identifying Maple Trees
  • There are four easily noted tree characteristics
    that can be used to identify trees when the
    leaves are not available.
  • Budding Pattern
  • Shape of Buds
  • Shape of Twigs
  • Bark Pattern

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Budding Patterns
  • The following are the two common budding patterns
    found in hardwood
    (non-coniferous) trees.
  • Opposite
  • Buds or branches are found directly across from
    each other.
  • Alternate
  • Buds or branches are found alternating from side
    to side.

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Alternate Budding
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Opposite Budding
4.5
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American Beech Fagus grandifolia
  • Budding Pattern - Alternate
  • Buds - Seven times as long as wide.
  • Twigs - Thin
  • Bark - Silver and smooth. This is the tree many
    people carve words into.

4.6
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American Beech
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm
4.7
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Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
  • Budding Pattern - Opposite
  • Buds - Sharp and pointed.
  • Twigs - Thin
  • Bark - Rough with the long irregular vertical
    plates that peal away from the trunk.

4.8
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Sugar Maple
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm
4.9
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Red MapleAcer rubrum
  • Budding Pattern - Opposite
  • Buds - Blunt or rounded red buds.
  • Twigs - Thin
  • Bark - Young growth 4-8 inches have smooth light
    gray bark that gives way to gray or black ridges.

4.10
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Red Maple
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm
4.11
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Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
  • Budding Pattern - Opposite
  • Buds - Clumps of blunt or rounded red buds.
  • Twigs - Thin
  • Bark - Similar to Red Maple.

4.12
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Silver Maple
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm
4.13
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Norway MapleAcer platanoides
  • Budding Pattern - Opposite
  • Buds - Blunt or Rounded
  • Twigs - Thin
  • Bark - Smooth bark with a diamond shape pattern
    similar to an ash tree.
  • Note Norway maples are a non-native species
    planted as ornamental trees and are not commonly
    used to produce maple syrup.

4.14
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Norway Maple
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry/commontr/sugar.htm
4.15
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Lesson 5Tapping and Collecting
Guidelines and Procedures
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How Many Taps?
  • Each tree must be measured and evaluated to
    determine the number of taps to put in the tree.
  • It must also be checked to ensure the tree is
    healthy enough to be tapped.
  • Tapping guidelines based on diameter of the trunk
    will provide the basis for this decision.

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Tapping Guidelines
  • Traditional (Not Recommended)
  • Diameter. of Taps
  • 10-15 1
  • 15-20 2
  • 20-25 3
  • 25 4
  • Conservative (Recommended)
  • Diameter.... of Taps
  • 12-18 1
  • 18 2

5.2
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Measuring Tree Diameter
  • Tree Diameter Tape
  • Biltmore Stick
  • String
  • Note When using any method above remember to
    measure diameter at 4.5 feet from the base of the
    tree DBH (diameter breast height).

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Diameter Tape
  • Wrap tape around tree.
  • Read tape where the 0 mark lines up with the
    corresponding numbers.

www.agnr.umd.edu/.../ Publication.cfm?ID77
5.4
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Biltmore Stick
  • First establish the point to be measured on the
    tree, which is 4.5 feet above the ground.
  • Find the Diameter of Tree (inches) side of the
    stick.
  • Stand facing the center of the tree and hold the
    stick horizontally at arms length (25 inches) so
    you can see the measurement increment.
  • Line up the zero end of the stick with the left
    side of the trunk of the tree and look (do not
    move your head) to the point where the right side
    of the trunk meets the stick.

www.agnr.umd.edu/.../ Publication.cfm?ID77
5.5
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Using a String
  • Cut a string 57 inches long.
  • Color the last 19 inches.
  • Wrap the string around the tree.
  • If the uncolored end touches the string in the
    colored section the tree diameter is between 12
    and 18 inches.
  • If the ends of the string do not meet the tree
    has a diameter larger than 18 inches.
  • If the uncolored end touches the string in the
    uncolored section the tree diameter is less than
    12 inches.

5.6
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Healthy Tree?
  • After identifying the correct trees to tap you
    must
  • Check around the base of the trunk for any
    visible signs of damage.
  • Check the crown of the tree for visible signs of
    die back.
  • Check the trunk to see if it is hollow.

5.7
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Tree Selection
  • If any of the fore mentioned visible signs of
    damage or stress are present, select other trees
    to tap until the tree has had an opportunity to
    heal.

5.8
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Tapping Procedures
5.9
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Tapping Procedure
  • Use a clean / sterile 5/16 or 7/16 sharp drill
    bit.
  • Use slow drill speed.
  • Drill a straight clean hole at a slight 10 degree
    angle up into the tree.
  • Drill the hole depth not more than 2.
  • Tip Measure up from the tip of your drill bit 2
    inches and wrap with a piece of masking tape to
    use a depth gauge.

5.10
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Setting the Spile
Sapwood
Taphole
Spile
Bark
ohioline.osu.edu/ for-fact/0036.html
5.11
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Tapping signals the beginning of the sugar season!
www4.fosters.com/.../ March_07/News/cit_0307a.asp
5.12
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Is he using the correct angle?
www.greenmtn.edu/ gmcjournal/journal032403.asp
5.13
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Setting the Spile
  • Place spile in the tree with barb pointing down
    (plastic spile).
  • Tap in place with hammer so the spile may not
    easily be pulled out by hand.
  • Be careful not to overdrive the spile causing the
    bark to split.

5.14
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Plastic Spile in Tree
5.15
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Collecting and Storing Sap
  • Sap should be collected as soon as possible after
    a run.
  • Sap may be stored in pails on trees or in a large
    tank.
  • Sap should be stored in a cool location.
  • Sap may be stored up to a couple of days
    depending on temperature.
  • Sap should be clear like water. If sap becomes
    cloudy or yellow it should be discarded.

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Filtering the Sap
  • Sap should be filtered before it is put into a
    storage tank.
  • Use a wire mesh screen to remove leaves, twigs
    and insects that may have fallen into the sap
    buckets.
  • Sap may also be filtered before boiling with a
    finer cloth filter.

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Lesson 6Boiling and Filtering Syrup
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How much syrup will you make?Jones Rule or Rule
of 86
  • To calculate the number of gallons of sap
    required to make one gallon of syrup divide 86 by
    the sugar content (brix) of the sap measured by
    a sap hydrometer.

1 ....86 gallons 1.5 ..57.33
gallons 2 .43 gallons 2.5 ..34.4
gallons 3 .28.6 gallons
6.1
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Making Syrup
  • Sap must be boiled down to concentrate the sugar
    (sucrose).
  • It will require several hours of boiling to
    remove the water and concentrate the sap.
  • The hotter the fire the faster the evaporation.
  • Be creative to utilize methods to boil off the
    water as rapidly as possible, no two sugar houses
    are the same.

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Making Syrup
  • Scum may develop on the surface, remove scum with
    a wire strainer.
  • Bubbles may form very rapidly from time to time
    until foam overflows the pot. You can use a drop
    of oil or butter to dissipate the bubbles.

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Making Syrup
  • You will need to keep adding sap to your pot so
    you will have enough syrup to filter and can.
  • Tip You will need to boil off approximately 20
    gallons of water to get a half gallon of syrup.
  • Watch the pot very closely as you get close to
    finished syrup.
  • Tip Keep a thermometer in the boiling sap. When
    the temperature starts to rise above 212 degrees
    you know that you are getting close.

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Making Syrup
  • Finished (complete) syrup can be tested with
  • Hydrometer - 66 sugar or brix
  • Thermometer - 219 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Weight - maple syrup weighs 11 pounds per gallon

6.5
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Evolution of Evaporators
  • Hollowed Out Log with Hot Rocks
  • Single Kettle over Open Fire
  • Multiple Kettles over Open Fire
  • Flat Bottom Pan over Open Fire
  • Flat Bottom Pan over an Arch with Stack
  • Modern Evaporator - Flue Pan over an Arch

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Single Kettle
6.7
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Multiple Kettles
6.8
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Flat Bottom PanWith Arch
www.massmaple.org/ myo.html
6.9
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Mini-Evaporators
www.massmaple.org/ myo.html
www.leakybucketfarm.com/ boiling.htm
6.10
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Modern Evaporatorwith Flue Pans
www.cbmaplefarm.com/.../ sugar_house_tour.php
6.11
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Testing Finished Syrup
  • It is extremely important to correctly measure
    finished syrup. Syrup that is under or not
    finished will spoil. Over syrup will darken in
    color and sugar will be wasted as it often
    crystallizes.
  • A hydrometer is the most accurate method for
    measuring finished syrup.
  • A thermometer is a good indicator when the sap is
    getting close to syrup and should be monitored
    closely.

6.12
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Using a Hydrometer
  • Hydrometer Cup

www.yankeegrocery.com/ maple_glossary.html
www.fallbright.com/ HYDRO_INST.htm
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Filtering Syrup
  • Solids of calcium and magnesium called sugar sand
    precipitate during boiling.
  • Finished syrup must be filtered before canning to
    remove the sugar sand.
  • Two types of filter will be used.
  • Paper
  • Felt

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Filtering Cont.
  • Secure both the felt and paper filter over a
    large clean pot. The paper filter should be on
    top of the felt.
  • Poor the syrup through the filter.
  • Tip Filters will need to be moved to expose and
    utilize all of the filter surface. Filters will
    also become clogged and need to be cleaned. It
    is best practice to simply back flush with hot
    water, dry and reuse.

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Canning or Bottling Syrup
  • Syrup may be canned in commercial plastic or tin
    jugs as well as conventional mason jars.
  • Syrup must be at or above a temperature of 180
    degrees Fahrenheit.
  • After container is filled and lid is secured it
    must be turned upside down to sterilize and seal
    the container.

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Lesson 7Cleaning and Sanitizing Equipment
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Cleaning Equipment
  • All equipment should be cleaned at the end and
    the beginning of the season.
  • Clean equipment is the key to making quality
    syrup and preventing bacteria growth.
  • Bacteria causes the sap to spoil as well as the
    production of darker and off flavor syrup.

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Cleaning Equipment
  • Clean your pot, storage container and gathering
    pails throughout the season to make sure they
    stay sterile.
  • Clean using only warm water during the season.
  • Clean with warm water and a 10 bleach solution
    at the end of the season.
  • Rinse well to remove all bleach residue.
  • Boil spiles to clean and sanitize.

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Lesson 8The Experiment
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Maple Sap Collection Daily Data Sheet
Date Date of Collection. Taphole I.D. each
taphole should be identified. Volume Sap
Collected Measured in Quarts. Sugar
Concentration Measured in Brix with a sap
hydrometer. Quality of Sap Clear, Cloudy or
Yellow.
8.1
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Maple Sap Collection Daily Data Sheet SAMPLE
Date Date of Collection. Taphole I.D. each
taphole should be identified. Volume Sap
Collected Measured in Quarts. Sugar
Concentration Measured in Brix with a sap
hydrometer. Quality of Sap Clear, Cloudy or
Yellow.
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Maple Sap Collection Master Data Sheet
Taphole I.D. each taphole should be
identified. Tree Species Red Maple, Sugar
Maple, American Beech or Silver Maple. Tree
Diameter Measured in inches. Crown Diameter
Measured in feet from the drip line of the
tree. Tree Location Woodlot or Open Space. of
Taps on Tree 1 or 2 Total Volume Sap Collected
Measured in Quarts. Average Sugar
Concentration Measured in Brix with a sap
hydrometer.
8.3
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Maple Sap Collection Master Data Sheet SAMPLE
Taphole I.D. each taphole should be
identified. Tree Species Red Maple, Sugar
Maple, American Beech or Silver Maple. Tree
Diameter Measured in inches. Crown Diameter
Measured in feet from the drip line of the
tree. Tree Location Woodlot or Open Space. of
Taps on Tree 1 or 2 Total Volume Sap Collected
Measured in Quarts. Average Sugar
Concentration Measured in Brix with a sap
hydrometer.
8.4
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