Fast Facts!
- It takes about 40 liters of sap to make one liter of maple syrup.
- Maple syrup is healthy because it has higher levels of nutrients and antioxidants.
- A tree takes about 40 years before it's big enough to tap.
- A maple tree must be around 45 years old before it is tapped for syrup making.
- Quebec, Canada is the world’s largest producer of maple syrup and responsible for three-quarters of the world’s output–approximately $141 million USD annually.
- When buds appear on the trees, in late March or April, the sap turns bitter in flavor.
- Frosty nights and warm sunny days encourage the sap to flow.
- Trees can produce sap for decades!
- Sap on its own is not at all sweet.
- There are 13 native maple tree in North America.
- Sap can have carbs that are good for you.
- One gallon of maple syrup weighs 11 lbs.
- On average, a tapped maple will produce 10 to 20 gallons of sap per tap.