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CTSap4Maple
12-21-2014, 02:29 PM
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Would you?
Rand
12-21-2014, 02:34 PM
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Would you?

It appears to be growing at the equator. I would be highly suspicious.
BreezyHill
12-21-2014, 04:12 PM
I would tap it and realize that it may need to be removed in the near future.


The tree appears to have had a rough life. I had one like that on a old field edge. When the field was cleared in the 1800 entire trees were pulled to the homestead with teams of horses. The branches would scrape the entrance trees and peel off bark patches to about 25-30 feet up. Mine got blown down in a wind storm and all those odd spots were dead wood covered by regrowth.

But that tree heated the house for a while and the ashes went back to the sugar bush.

Ben
Mark-NH
12-21-2014, 05:49 PM
Why not. It's not like you should worry about its long term potential. Challenge is to find some good wood between the burs to sink a tap in
SWEETER CREATIONS
12-21-2014, 06:22 PM
Why not tap the burs ? Have I ben doing something wrong for 40 plus years ? Does sap not flow from the bur areas ?
maple maniac65
12-21-2014, 07:13 PM
tapped worse than that
adk1
12-21-2014, 09:20 PM
I would tap it with a clear cv spout
sugarsand
12-22-2014, 05:20 AM
Some times those type of trees can really surprize you. Tap it and check the SC, nothing to lose.

sugarsand
Tidajo
01-21-2015, 07:24 PM
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Would you?

She's not a beauty, but suck down some hard cider and she'll start to pretty up.
Soon she'll start to look as good as the rest of the trees, and you'll convince yourself that all the sap is the same.
You may have some regrets, but it's better than walking away and having to buy some sap.
calvertbrothers
01-25-2015, 11:22 PM
She's not a beauty, but suck down some hard cider and she'll start to pretty up.
Soon she'll start to look as good as the rest of the trees, and you'll convince yourself that all the sap is the same.
You may have some regrets, but it's better than walking away and having to buy some sap.

mmmm hard cider tiss the season!!! looks like she has been around the block a few times. i'd tap it and if it dies you have sugaring wood
Tidajo
01-26-2015, 07:35 AM
This is one tree. I can safely tap each extended trunk, no?
4 or 5 taps?

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sugarsand
01-26-2015, 08:22 AM
This is one tree. I can safely tap each extended trunk, no?
4 or 5 taps?

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looks like possibly 6 taps, not counting the smallest tree.
sugarsand
01-26-2015, 08:26 AM
I was thinking tapping with 5/16 or 1/4" spouts.