Sugar bush

Rhus ovata, Sugar Bush is an eight foot evergreen shrub that can grow to twelve feet.

Sugar bush is a large evergreen shrub with a dense foliage habit that commonly grows 10-15 ft. high and as wide. However, some long lived plants have developed into small trees with twisting trunks up to 35 ft. tall. Thick leaves are 1-3 in. long, deep glossy green and have a pointed apex. Attractive clusters […]

The weather has been cooperating nicely for sugaring season this year. It looks like we’re going to get at least twice as much syrup as we did last year. In the last 2 days we’ve collec…

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There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the right trees, this sap can be collected and concentrated into a very special (and very delicious) caloric resource – sweet tree syrup. Here’s what you need to know about the history of tree tapping and the basics on how to tap trees for syrup this winter.

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Scientists have found that while all regions of the country can expect an earlier start to the growing season as temperatures rise, the trend is likely to…

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The sap is running. Which means maple syrup. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. That's a lot of trees that need tapping. This sugar bush has approx. 6000 taps on 80 acres. They hope to produce 1000 gallons of maple syrup this season. Shaw's Maple Syrup Bush Tweet