It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup make ...

In addition to their lovely fall foliage, sugar maple (acer saccharum) is a critically important tree to the ecology of our forests, as well as to our regional Northern Appalachian heritage.

Sugar maples and red maples are the types of trees that produce most of Vermont's maple syrup. Not every maple tree produces the right sap for syrup, so you can’t just tap any and wait for the ...