Hello all,
I was wondering what affect being a lone, treeline, lane way tree has on the sap quality and production? Being so much shorter, bushier, and leafier must have an effect, but I am unaware if it is positive, negative, or insignificant. I have to decide between prioritizing easy to get to yard trees silver/freeman/red maple, and harder to access bush sugar and black.
Also The North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual mentions both drilling holes up to 2" and that old thick trees can have 1" bark. Do I add up these numbers and drill 3" into huge old maples?