To join the timber together, the Wellers combined wooden dowels from the cedar offcuts with sap extracted from a pine tree. The sap was hand-harvested with a hatchet by delicately chipping away ...

The 67-year-old husband and father is president of the Wadena Area Growers Association and taps about 400 maple trees and about 20 birch trees a growing season. And the amount of sap that is collected ...

Nearly four years ago, she noticed one of her box elder maple trees was dying, and had it cut down. A few months later, she noticed tiny holes in the second tree and insect tunnels in the wood of ...

Organizers began tapping 135 maple trees across the grounds in mid-February. Tree tapping typically starts between mid-February and mid-March, however, the timing depends on the weather. Sap flows ...

David Knudson checks sap bags on boxelder maple trees in Missoula, Montana. (Anna-Louise Jackson, Cowboy State Daily) Bags collect sap from boxelder maple trees. (Anna-Louise Jackson, Cowboy State ...

Each tree species yields a different kind of sap and syrup. Read my 2022 column about what you’d need to know, including links to helpful resources.

Have you always wanted to learn to tap maple trees to make your own maple syrup? Then you’re in luck because maple syrup season is almost here. The 2025 maple syrup season is on the horizon, so now’s ...

Ryan Trautman, son of Fort Stevenson State Park superintendent Chad Trautman, checks the sap level in a bucket tapped into a box elder tree at the park last year. The public is invited to learn ...

Maple syrup production is not traditionally associated with western states. Most maple syrup in the United States comes from New England, with Vermont being the top-producing state. Through research ...

DIY tree sap removal doesn’t have to be a hassle. With the right cleaning products and a little elbow grease, you can keep your car looking spotless and protect your car’s finish from damage.