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MassMapleAdict
02-22-2005, 11:41 AM
Has anyone ever tapped any trees other than maples. My neighbor says he used to tap his apple trees and made some great tasting apple syrup.

Any thoughts?
WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER
02-22-2005, 01:23 PM
They tap and make birch syrup in Alaska. I think the ratio is close to 100 to 1 on some of the trees. 8O
themapleking
02-22-2005, 05:12 PM
Ironwood sap makes a nice epoxy gule that will ruin a new saw chain :oops:
mapleman3
02-22-2005, 05:29 PM
the guy in alaska I have talked with before , Nice guy makes birch syrup, go to www.birchboy.com
nhmaple48
02-22-2005, 06:34 PM
Ever have any? Makes commercial taste good!!!!!! Really, really nasty.
Maple Hill Sugarhouse
02-22-2005, 09:02 PM
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gmcooper
02-22-2005, 10:59 PM
We used to see loads of birch sap when we cut fire wood in the spring. Usually there was snow on the ground. Guess we missed out as we cut the birch trees. Few years ago at Maine Maple Products we had conversation on birch syrup, they had a story about 1/1000 people have a reaction to birch syrup.They called it birch posioning? Anyone hear of it?
mark
peacemaker
10-21-2008, 07:52 AM
where i use to tap the had more birch then maple so on lines of fall tapping i was considering tapping maple in the spring birch in the fall ...