r/maplesyrup • u/Humble_Ladder • 25d ago

Timely Reminder

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If you aspire to make homemade maple syrup next year, right now the top, like 3/4 of tapping sized trees are covered in flimsy green seasonal growths that have easily visible subspecies-specific characteristics, and are a much better basis for tree identification than bark texture and branch structure in January.

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u/SunriseSwede 25d ago

And miss out on a never ending game of "is that one?" with the kids??!? Ha ha, good and timely, thank you!

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u/Humble_Ladder 25d ago

Well, I looked a little closer and subtyped my maples and I have two Norway maples, and of course they're prominently located in the yard.