"Super Sweet" saplings?
Hey all, we moved to a new property this year with 30 acres (from 4) and nice split of some flat pasture with majority sloped forest with a ton of sugar maples. The front pasture had not been mowed in years it seems but now that it's been brush hogged and cleaned up I see an opportunity to plant some trees along the main drive into the property (which my wife would like, too).
Anyone have experience with planting the "super sweet" or "super sap" maple varieties that some nurseries tout? The one I'm interested in is from St. Lawrence Nurseries (a bit north of us) and promises a fast-growing silver maple variety with 3-5% sugar content. Any other varieties to consider?
One reason I like the idea of the silvers is that they say it tolerates clay soils decently well and we certainly have a lot of that out in our pastures and along the driveway.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system