Do the fall colours predict sap flow in the spring
The fall colours have been spectacular this year with the perfect temperatures, sunshine and rainfall. The best it has been maybe in decades.
Do those perfect conditions translate into good sap flow in the spring?
You can see one of my lines in the bottom left corner.
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2022 - 5 pan block arch - 109 taps, 73 on 3/16 lines, 36 on drops into 5 gallon pails.
930 gallons boiled, 109 L (28.8 gals) of delicious syrup made.
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2023 - 170 taps, mostly on lines, 1153 gallons boiled, 130 L (34.34 gals) of delicious syrup made, on a 2x4 divided pan and base stack, 8” pipe, on a block arch that boiled at a rate of 13 gallons per hour.
2024 - made 48 L, December to March, primarily over two fire bowls.