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Maple Syrup Tree Tapping Event –
Clegg Memorial Gardens – Lafayette, Indiana
Clegg Memorial Gardens Maple Syrup Tapping Event – March 10th
Interested people came to see the demonstration of Tree Tapping and Maple Syrup making while enjoying freshly made pancakes covered with artisan made Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup Requires 40 to 50 gallons of Tree Sap to Make 1 gallon of Maple Syrup
George Parker shows two bottles, One Containing tree sap as it comes from the tree and the other containing Artisan Maple Syrup after the water evaporation process has taken place. It is now ready for the final filtering process to remove the sediment and contaminants from the tapping process.
George Parker Demonstrates Drilling of a Tap into a Tree to Install a Drain Spout –
Ir requires consistent 40F days and sub-freezing temperature nights to deliver tree sap from the selected trees . Three species of trees: 1) Sugar Maple, 2) Red Maple and 3) Black Maple produce the highest quality of Maple Syrup. But 22 species of trees can produce a type of syrup of lesser quality.
Tree Sap Begins to Flow from Recently Drilled Hole –
One Tap Hole Yields 10 to 12 Gallons of Tree Sap over a typical season. The tree seals off the hole and can produce sap fo 75 to 100 years.
Boiling Tree Sap which contains 2% Maple syrup
It takes 18 to 20 Hours to boil down 43 gallons of tree sap to make 1 gallon of Maple Syrup
George Parker explains tree tapping process to interested participants at Clegg Memorial Gardens
Wood Fired Commercial Sized Maple Syrup Evaporator
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