budding?

[maplekid]

i think my trees are budding i can see the buds when im sitting in the sugarhouse is there a problem or am i okay for now saps not cloudy or anything. made 3 gallons so far and hoping for more

[fred]

this snow storm will knock the buds off. you should be okay for a week or two with your soft maples if you have hards they are just waking up

[newman_maple]

I never thought about the buds getting lost by the storm. It is all sleet here for now with ice building up. I am sure with that and the snow later that those buds will be gone. The long range forecast shows what could be another good couple weeks (after this mess blows over).

[maplehound]

Its been a great week here for making syrup. The snow today just made for a good opertunity to have maple snow cones/ slushies. We look forward to having these whenever ther is fresh snow.
Maplekid, don't worry jest yet about those buds, they are just swelling a bit but have yet to open. Next year try using more hard maples and you won't need to worry so much.