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Tapping More Than Maples for Homemade Syrup

1/12/2022

 
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Did you know that you can tap many different varieties of trees for sap? This sap can be boiled down into homemade syrup. Maple and birch trees are most common, but there are many other sources for syrup making. The sap from each tree contains different amounts of sugar and water which means we need more sap to make syrup from some trees than we do from others. The taste will also vary. Sap flows at different temperatures for different trees as well.

🍁MAPLE (Sugar, Silver, Black, Red, Norway, Big Leaf)
40 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

🍂BIRCH (European White, Paper, Yellow, Black, Gray, River)
- 110 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are 40-50F (4.4-10C)

🌳BOX ELDER
60 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

🌰BLACK & ENGLISH WALNUT
60 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

🍃BUTTERNUT
60 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

🌳SYCAMORE
40 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

🌴PALM
88 parts of sap yields 11 parts finished syrup // Can be tapped year round

🍃GOROSOE
40 parts of sap yields 1 part of finished syrup // Tap when daytime temperatures are above 32F (0C) and nighttime temperatures are below

Other edible tappable tree varieties include:
Linden/Basswood
Ironwood
Alder

🌲Pine trees can be tapped, however, their sap is very resinous and used for resin and turpentine.
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    Angela is the farmer and content creator behind Axe & Root Homestead LLC. This historic six-acre permaculture farm is home to two Clydesdale horses, ten honeybee hives, five sheep, two guardian dogs, barn cats and a flock of 40 geese and ducks. The farm produces maple syrup, fruit from a small orchard and loads of garden produce for consumption, preservation and donation to the local food pantry.

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