Maple Tree Details
Maple Tree Details Our previous blogs about trees, “My Tree Leaks”, “Maple Syrup” were based on our theory of osmosis, “Osmosis: The Molecular Theory”, 2013” and measurements from our own sugar maple tree. We tapped the tree by drilling a 2 ½” deep hole through the bark and inserting a 3/8” pipe with a pressure …. Read More
My Tree Leaks
My Tree Leaks This year, I discovered that my maple tree leaks. A wet spot appeared on the sidewalk near the base of the tree. The weather was below freezing at night and warmer in the day. The tree trunk remained below freezing during the day. As noted in the maple syrup discussion, we proposed: …. Read More
My Tree Drips
My tree drips. We proposed a model for maple tree sap collection. Sap rises as vapor in a tree. When the temperature drops below freezing, the excess vapor freezes. Then, as the temperature warms, the frozen sap thaws to a liquid which is then collected. This liquid sap is in a non-equilibrium condition. that is …. Read More
Maple Syrup
We are approaching maple syrup season. Sap is collected from Late February to April. Forty gallons of sap boil down to approximately 1 gallon of maple syrup. I tapped my sixty-foot-high maple tree several years ago and again this year, then inserted a pressure gage. I recorded pressure, ambient temperature and tree trunk temperature at …. Read More