Originally Posted by
heus
I too have alot of mature sugars that look really bad in NE Ohio. I think a big seed year combined with below average rainfall has contributed to the leaf drop. I worry that there will be alot of branch dieback.
A year later and yes there has been significant dieback on many of my sugars exposed to the sun. Same thing this year, my sugars that are in direct sunlight have leaves that are just turning brown and falling off, as opposed to going through their usual orange color change. Sugars in the woods seem to be pretty healthy this year, though.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.