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    I believe we will have bitter cold weather this winter but what if we do not?


    Spud[/QUOTE]
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    Putting in my test tap Tuesday and if the sugar% is good I'll start first of the year.

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    I have a few small things to do yet, but I'm shooting to be ready to tap by the end of January if need be. I hope the season doesn't start that early though.
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    Heard a guy in Enosburg tapped already b/c its been so warm. He boiled every day last week. sap is coming in between 1.7-1.9% and the syrup he's making tastes great and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that and what they make in the spring. makes you kinda wonder a little bit. I know we're setting up my parents woods right now and all the anchors we installed last week in maples were dripping sap when we drilled them. . . .

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    There is a guy in Richford that has tapped all 25,000 of his trees. He has made 14 barrels so far. His plan is to pull the spouts in January and drill each tap hole deeper for the spring season. I have done this on test trees and the sap did keep running for a while. My test trees did not stay productive till April though. I wish this family well because they are very nice people and hard workers. With the days being so warm but the nights not freezing I don't know how much more sap I will get on my Fall tapping test trees. It looks like the cooler weather is on it's way.

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    I have boiled the last three days. I thought the warm temps yesterday would shut them down, but I had a small run this morning. I'm cooling down the evaporator now and about to take a draw to finish some syrup. I still have my regular season trees to tap, but I may not have a break this year from fall to spring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spud View Post
    I believe we will have bitter cold weather this winter but what if we do not?
    Sorry....was offline for a few days. However....."Ask and ye shall receive".....winter returned last night for sure, and we'll certainly be getting plenty more of it before sugaring time.

    The topic of tapping very early (fall) and how long a taphole can be kept viable and productive is certainly of interest and something I hope to be able to do some research on before I retire. Other things keep getting in the way though. Hope to get something started in the fall of 2016.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrTimPerkins View Post
    The topic of tapping very early (fall) and how long a taphole can be kept viable and productive is certainly of interest and something I hope to be able to do some research on before I retire. Other things keep getting in the way though. Hope to get something started in the fall of 2016.
    Dr. Tim, were you able to start your research as you had hoped? I have been attempting to research the fall tapping idea and having difficulty finding information. Do you know of any theories or proved information about collecting sap in fall? And where I may find it? Also, would fall tapping include Birch and Walnut trees?

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