Southern PA disposable tree experiment

So the. Property I purchased has about 20 trees 12-30 inches in diameter. On Tuesday about half of them are getting torn out for my road access. I hate that but there are no other options. I looked at the upcoming weather and saw above freezing as highs till Tuesday so I thought I would do some experimenting on the trees that are coming down. Tonight I tapped 8 of them and they all started dripping right away. I plan to go back in the morning to tap two more.

One of them was flowing super heavy. It was running down the drill. When I put a spout in I noticed it was darker. Not sure what that means. It was flowing much heavier then the others.

Put a few taps in each tree. They’re coming down anyway.

If they are hard maples? Move the road! Takes 60 years to get some new ones!
Regards,
Chris

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One of them was flowing super heavy. It was running down the drill. When I put a spout in I noticed it was darker. Not sure what that means. It was flowing much heavier then the others.

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You most likely hit rotted wood full of water. If it slows or stops it's bad wood

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Originally Posted by Sugarmaker

If they are hard maples? Move the road! Takes 60 years to get some new ones!
Regards,
Chris

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They are sugar maples. It is the only place Penn dot will allow me to put it

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Originally Posted by buckeye gold

You most likely hit rotted wood full of water. If it slows or stops it's bad wood

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Thank you! I will keep it separate till I am sure

So I picked up my buckets this afternoon. I dumped it all in to a 6 gallon bucket. Not much compared to what many on here get but it will be a good learning exercise for me before the main run. When it all that’s out, maybe tomorrow, I will run it through the bucket RO.

So I ran my almost 5 gallons through my new RO5 bucket two times and ended up with a a little more than a gallon. The gallon is now in the fridge waiting to be boiled down.

Can I wait till the weekend to boil it down or should I do it sooner?

I have been told to treat it a little like milk. Milk is good in the fridge for a week or 2. Above 50 degrees it can spoil pretty quick. So I have been told ;)

Thanks!!! I should be good waiting till Saturday then