Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works

These pictures were taken at the Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works at 1168 County Road in Montpelier, Vermont.  The photo on the left shows the drilled hole in the Sugar Maple Tree and the plastic insert that is used to gather the sap.  The photo on the right shows the network of tubing that collects all the sap from the  3000 plus Sugar Maples used in making the maple syrup.  Vermont is the largest U. S. producer of maple syrup mainly because it has the ideal climate and soils for growing Sugar Maple Trees plus the ideal spring weather that is conducive for good sap flow.  An interesting tidbit of information is that it takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make one (1) gallon of maple syrup.  It is no wonder why they drill so many trees!