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It takes 30-50 gallons of sap to make one gallon of
maple syrup
It takes one gallon of maple syrup to produce eight
pounds of maple candy or sugar
Usually a maple tree is at least 30 years old and 12
inches in diameter before it is tapped
Each tap will yield an average of 10 gallons of sap per
season, producing about one quart of syrup
Tapping does no permanent damage and only 10 percent of
the sap is collected each year. Many maple trees have
been tapped for 150 or more years
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