Has anyone actually planted these so called rpm trees or done comparsions with other trees transpanted with a tree spade. Do they actually grow that fast.
Thanks
Has anyone actually planted these so called rpm trees or done comparsions with other trees transpanted with a tree spade. Do they actually grow that fast.
Thanks
i planted one, plan to plant more this comming fall, they claim in 10 years they will be ready to tap, mines a rpm super sweet tree,
Last edited by caseyssugarshack93; 01-14-2010 at 03:46 PM.
Nate, 17 years old
300 buckets on a leader 2x4 flat pan in 07'
1200 taps on gravity for 08'
1900 taps in 09' 1650 on vac
1700 taps on vac 50 buckets 10'
Shooting for 2500 on vac in 11'
3x10 Grimm Evaporator for 11'
Stihl Ms390
Stihl FarmBoss 028
Stihl Ms170
Stihl 009
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Casey, is that your real age on your signature? You look older on you tube!
Bob- 4 x 12 Small Bros. Lightning w/raised flues-open pans
20 x 40 sugarhouse, all tubing-main line to sugarhouse
1400+- for 2011 & 100% vacuum
Polaris 500 HO w/Tatou 4s Tracks
1 Chocolate Lab from TEXAS
The Rpm trees are supposed to have an accelerated growth rate
I called to get some information on these and they told me tapable size in 18-20 years as opposed to 30-40 years for bare root
I was interested in the Super Sweet trees but I need to do some more research into them
RPM claims all the seed stock was from parent trees with at least 6% sap
However I have heard thet the Sweet trait isn't always passed down.
I know some one that has a few Super Sweets that are about 7 years old and we plan to test them this spring.
Jeff
470 taps
Torr Vac TV40D High Vac with Lapierre Horizontal releaser
Leader 2x6 Patriot raised flue
Leader 2x4 Steamaway
Wildfire arch
MES Dolly 300 3 post RO
DG 7" 5 bank filter press
and still lookin to get bigger
The sap sugar concentration of "mother" tree are obviously known, and I assume were selected from known sweet trees. The fraternal parentage isn't known unless there was controlled pollination (highly unlikely), meaning the father tree is probably not particularly sweet (the average Joe equivalent of trees). Therefore, the sap sugar concentration of the progeny (seed-sapling-tree), on average, would be just a little higher than average. You might get lucky and get a real sweet tree....but then again, you might not.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
yes im 16 right now , turning 17 in feb
Nate, 17 years old
300 buckets on a leader 2x4 flat pan in 07'
1200 taps on gravity for 08'
1900 taps in 09' 1650 on vac
1700 taps on vac 50 buckets 10'
Shooting for 2500 on vac in 11'
3x10 Grimm Evaporator for 11'
Stihl Ms390
Stihl FarmBoss 028
Stihl Ms170
Stihl 009
Website-www.caseyssugarhouse.com AND
http://maplebs.caseyssugarhouse.com
Photobucket-http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/o...ssugarshack93/
Youtube-http://www.youtube.com/user/Caseyssugarshack
my plan is to plant 50 of these and 50 regular sweet trees, but we will see after sugaring season, im starting a little maple plantation .
Nate, 17 years old
300 buckets on a leader 2x4 flat pan in 07'
1200 taps on gravity for 08'
1900 taps in 09' 1650 on vac
1700 taps on vac 50 buckets 10'
Shooting for 2500 on vac in 11'
3x10 Grimm Evaporator for 11'
Stihl Ms390
Stihl FarmBoss 028
Stihl Ms170
Stihl 009
Website-www.caseyssugarhouse.com AND
http://maplebs.caseyssugarhouse.com
Photobucket-http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/o...ssugarshack93/
Youtube-http://www.youtube.com/user/Caseyssugarshack
Where can I find these trees?
27 x 66 homemade arch
10 taps 2008
200+taps 2012 (180 will be SS)
5 years and going strong and looking to get bigger
2005 John Deer Gator w/a trailor and 130 tank
www.facebook.com/blackstonevalleysugaring
http://www.blackstonevalleysugaring.org/
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
like 22.50 a peice or around there,
Nate, 17 years old
300 buckets on a leader 2x4 flat pan in 07'
1200 taps on gravity for 08'
1900 taps in 09' 1650 on vac
1700 taps on vac 50 buckets 10'
Shooting for 2500 on vac in 11'
3x10 Grimm Evaporator for 11'
Stihl Ms390
Stihl FarmBoss 028
Stihl Ms170
Stihl 009
Website-www.caseyssugarhouse.com AND
http://maplebs.caseyssugarhouse.com
Photobucket-http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/o...ssugarshack93/
Youtube-http://www.youtube.com/user/Caseyssugarshack