Quote Originally Posted by spud View Post
I may ream the trees I tapped this fall with 7/16 spouts just to see what they will do in the spring. I should have fall tapped with 1/4 spouts and then reamed to 5/16 I have already found that tapping small trees in the fall will not pay. The new test will be how will they run in the spring?

Spud
In the uvm study they said that the 1/4" to 5/16" reaming only worked for a couple runs. the bactria in the hole is in more then just in the surface of the hole and closes the pours of the wood up. this is what people call the hole "drying up".