0
I tapped a boxelder maple in my yard this year. I drilled a 1/4" diameter hole about 2" deep and angled upward. The hole is about three feet above the ground. I then inserted 1/4" drip irrigation tubing an inch into the hole, sealing around the hole with softened parrafin wax. The tube runs to a 1/4" hole drilled into the handle of a five gallon plastic water container (square shaped polyethylene container for storing water). Over the past three weeks (as of 2/29/08) I've gotten about five gallons of sap which has boiled down to a nice golden syrup. The sap keeps flowing -- today I got a couple of quarts. So my solution to diy spiles is no spile at all! The tube goes straight in and the wax keeps the hole from leaking around the tubing.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is syrup maple dairy?
No. Maple syrup is literally the boiled, reduced sap of a sugar maple tree. Trees are tapped in the spring with spiles and sap is collected in pails. The sap is taken to be processed at a building traditionally called a sugarbush where it is boiled down. Milk is never a part of the process.
What tree can you get sugar from?
The most common tree for obtaining sugar is the sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum). The sap from this tree is collected and then boiled down to make maple syrup.
What tree can make candy and syrup?
maple
State Tree of Vermont?
The state tree of Vermont is the Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum). This tree is known for its beautiful fall foliage and is also valued for its sap, which is used to make maple syrup.
What is the adjective in the sentence The leaves of the maple tree make a wonderful sight in Autumn?
there are two, maple-for tree, and wonderful-for sight
How many pencils can a maple tree make?
It can make 127,000 pencils
How are maple trees used?
The rising sap is 'milked' from the tree and used to make Maple syrup.
How do you get maple syrup from the maple tree?
The method of making maple syrup is; You have to put a tube into a maple tree,and then the syrup comes out from that tube.You then need to boil it in a large,heated bowl for the water to evaporate and the sugar to stay put, Hope this helped! :)
What type of tree is maple syrup from?
Maple Tree
How do you get such sweet maple syrup from gooey tree sap?
they have to make
Syrup made from the sap of what tree is a popular topping for waffles and pancakes?
Maple syrup is made from the sap of the Maple Tree.
What is Canadas national tree?
the canadien national tree is the maple tree
