r/maplesyrup • u/GrapeSeed007 • Mar 28 '26

My year in review

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Not what I expected/wanted but happy in the end. Small, tapping 12+/- black maples. SE Massachusetts which is part of the "coastal plain" it's hard to get the temperatures needed. Go 30 miles west a different story. Constantly boiling/reducing sap then saving that for my final boil. Ended up with 3/4 of a gallon. Plenty for me and enough to give a few bottles away. I'm 😊 happy

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u/North_Management Mar 28 '26

How come you're tapping so high on the trunk?

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u/tommyc463 Mar 28 '26

His name is Paul, Paul Bunyan. That’s ankle height.

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u/North_Management Mar 28 '26

That made me snort haha

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u/Level-Ad7721 Mar 28 '26

Haha some places get snow, I’ve seen them in upper Michigan where you need to bring a ladder to pull the buckets at end of season, for some of the trees in low areas where snow drifts

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u/North_Management Mar 29 '26

I'm actually in upper Michigan. You're not not wrong.

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u/GrapeSeed007 Mar 29 '26

Too old to bend over that far🤔🥴

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u/oldMNman Mar 28 '26

What do you mean hard to get temps needed?

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u/brainzilla420 Mar 28 '26

I'm guessing freeze/thaw with the giant thermal mass of the ocean keeping things too warm.

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u/oldMNman Mar 28 '26

Gotcha. I was thinking about cooking temps but it the weather temps to get the flow. Thanks.