Originally Posted by
212Maple
Silverleaf & SDDave do your silver maples have buds already?
depends upon the tree. some have visible buds; some do not. none of the ones with buds though are in any danger of opening (yet).
Dan
-15 years sugaring and counting - hoping to create a tradition my kids will always remember
-400 taps, mostly buckets (Silver Maples + a few Boxelders just for the heck of it)
-Custom-built 2x6 evap with Smoky Lake Maple raised flue, boiling in dad's old farm granary, now converted to sugar shack
-Cobbled-together RO with XLE4040 membrane
-New in 2021: experimenting with 3/16 tubing & a Shurflo pump.