Originally Posted by
minehart gap
My original question was about the vacuum. Basically does a tree act differently as a reaction to natural vacuum caused by siphon as opposed to mechanical vacuum? As both have a suction action on the tap. I have read in multiple threads that there is not a benefit to multiple taps in one tree when using vacuum, but all of the posts that I read were referring to mechanical vacuum not vacuum from gravity. Possibly there is no difference.
There is misleading information out there on additional taps per tree and will it help, I say more taps more sap, obviously no more than what's sustainable, I do not over tap my trees however nothing wrong with 2 taps in a 14-18" tree..
Picture a five gallon bucket full of water and under pressure, obviously five holes will have, if at same height, one gallon of water a piece until the bucket is empty....you could accomplish this with one hole Right?? Under certain conditions, no. If the single hole froze when the bucket was half full due to a freeze up, remember the bucket is example for the tree, then the bucket was not exhausted of that liquid or sap run. If there was 5 holes the bucket would have emptied before it froze.
To sum it up on short run days where the run only lasts a few hours you WILL get more sap out of a tree with more taps. However on a long run day of 12-24hrs+. The single tap per tree will give you the exact same available amount of sap as 2-3 taps.....the sap will find the hole if given enough free time.
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