Maple syrup season sparks Wisconsin spring ritual
Wisconsin woodland owners continue a long tradition of tapping maples for syrup. Sap flow begins in late February in the south and mid March in the north, with the main harvest from mid to late March for three to four weeks. Sugar maple dominates, imparting sweeter sap, while red and silver maples yield less sugar and more sand.
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Gordon Cunningham
Uw-Extension Forester
Cunningham
United States
Upper Midwest
Uw-Extension
Maple Sap Tapping Guidelines From Forester Recommended
Bucket brigade the trees convert circulating sucrose to starch and sap gains a buddy flavor making syrup unsuitable. Mr Cunningham notes tapping maples does not harm growth if done by years of guidelines. A 10 inch tree gets one tap. 15 inches two. 20 inches three. over 24 inches four. Sap yield ranges from 10 to 40 gallons yearly.
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Mr. Cunningham
U.S. Forest Service
Burlington
Milliren Family Keeps Maple Syrup Season Busy In Wisconsin
The Giles Milliren family in Pepin County thrives on maple syrup amid a dairy operation and acreage. They plan 2,000 taps this year, expand steer production, and adapt techniques from buckets to gravity-fed tubes while facing a nationwide syrup surplus. A 1982 Maple Producers tour will visit sugar bushes October 2 with about 100 attendees.
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