Systematically Identify Maple Trees During Winter (Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Silver Maple)

I know this is 3 yrs old, but I did a small scale sap boiler out of a rocket stove made from bricks, a 6 gallon pot and tapped 2 huge trees, my 6 gallon pot makes 1 pint and takes about 6 to 7 hours to cook down. It was my first time and I was very successfull. My stove was about a foot to 14 inches high , 2 ft long and about a foot wide, Took a peice of portable dog fence for a rack and my pot. Before it turned into syrup, I would strain it and bring it into the house in a smaller pot to finish, and goes quick when getting close. I made that mistake the first time, but it made delicious candy. I am hooked and on my 5th batch. which works out great seeing my only 2 huge trees which i have 3 taps on each and 1 more smaller tree with 2 taps. I found that the sap cant sit for more than 2 days, it gets real cloudy, but I did boil cloudy sap and tasted fine. When i drank the cloudy old sap, it did make me feel like throwing up for 5 minutes but was fine after that. Drinking raw sap is extremely good for you. I am definetly hooked, thanks for the great info, cuz Im finding it difficult to locate more trees, they all look alike to me

Where I live in the woods, the trees buds are way up tens of feet out of reach. time to get my climbing spikes or my telescope out. lol!

Good Morning! We live in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, not far from the Georgia Border. This past winter I dabbled with tapping a couple Black Walnut trees and successfully made a small batch of syrup. I have since purchased two dozen buckets and spiles, and will try to make more this season. We do not have many sugar maples down here, but at least now I know how to identify them more easily - THANK YOU!

Thank you ! Excellent presentation

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Thank you. you explained this so very well and it was nice to hear it explained through the look of the twigs and bud shapes, Cheers Mate

Came into your Channel a few months ago. Working on watching the backlog of videos. Love your content! Please get keep up the identification of trees without leaves!

I love trees I just think they are beautiful. This channel is helping me identify them.

Very useful! Lots of info. Thank you! You do show examples but more of them would make a world of difference!

good video. another useful phrase for opposite branching is MAD BUCK (Maple which includes boxelder, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeyes includes chestnuts).

Started studying botany last year. Feels like I was blind my whole life lol. So many plants that were right in front of me that I never noticed

I love these explanatory videos. Thank you so much for these. Also, I checked out your website and noted how much info you have on there. You're really into firewood, it's a fun and interesting hobby to partake in. The science is also neat too :)

Thank you for making these identification videos. Trying to learn my trees/plants and this video (as well as your other identification video) are incredibly helpful. Please keep them coming if possible 👍

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Good info. Much to process. Will need to watch this several times. Thanks!

Thank you for your detailed educational video on trees without leaves identification You made mention in your video that you can also make maple syrup from a Box Elder tree. I realize the Box Elder is in the Maple Tree Family, but we need to be careful not to call Box Elder syrup Maple Syrup because it can give Maple Syrup a bad name. If I were to tap a Black Walnut tree for sap, that syrup should be known as Black Walnut Syrup. Same goes for Birch tree=Birch Syrup and so on with any tree we tap for syrup other than a Maple. I have made syrup from Box Elder Trees and while it is sweet, it has a distinct flavor letting you know it is definitely not from a Maple Tree. Another myth that is out there is that Silver, Red and other soft Maple Trees aren't worth tapping because they don't produce sap that is as sweet as a Sugar Maple. I've tapped Sugar Maples which yielded between 1-3 % Brix, and I've tapped Silver Maples which tested 4-5% Brix. You just can't always believe what people tell you, sometimes you need to check it out for yourself, which I encourage people to do. I hope that when you do another video or on your website, you would please set the record straight. Thank you! I would love for you to correct

This is the best tree channel I have found. Explanations of features is awesome. I found white pine needle tea is loaded with vitamin C

If you have ash and maple trees on your property, you can build a Fender Stratocaster!

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