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Q: How old and how big does a maple tree have to be to be used as a sugar producer?
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What kind of tree gives 'sugar'?

Maple sap can be used as a syrup.


What part of a maple tree does sap come from?

ٍSap comes from the stem of the maple tree.Maples are important as source of syrup and wood. Dried wood is often used for the smoking of food.The Sugar maple is tapped for sap, which is then boiled to produce maple syrup or made into maple sugar or maple taffy.


What kind of trees produce the syrup?

The Sugar Maple is most commonly used to make maple syrup. Other maples that can be used include the Red Maple, Silver Maple, Boxelder and Black Maple. Sugar Maple is generally preferred since its sap has a higher sugar content.


What is the wood from the maple tree used for?

Wood from the Maple tree is used in everything from flooring to furniture.


Can you get maple syrup from the Japanese maple tree?

No the species used is the Canadian Maple.


What are the raw materials used to produce sugar other than sugar cane?

Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) is the most common one in the US. You could say that the sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum) is another, since maple syrup is fairly common and has a high concentration of sugar, but it does not get refined into granulated sugar.


How are maple trees used?

The rising sap is 'milked' from the tree and used to make Maple syrup.


Does a locust tree have sugar in it?

Sugar is a product made from sugar cane or sugar beets so no, it is not in a locust tree, but the sap of a locust may seem sweet, I would advise against tasting it though, it is not one of the trees used to make syrup like the maple, and some locust trees can be poisonous.


In comparing an oak tree with a maple tree you can correctly say that a oak is often used to make ships while maple is often used for furniture or b both maple an oak trees lose their leaves in the?

summer


Is maple an adjective?

No. A maple is a type of tree. The word may be used as an adjunct with other nouns (maple syrup, maple leaf) but it is not an actual adjective.


How many different types of maples are there?

Types of Maple TreesThere are several different types of maple trees. Each of the types of maple trees has its own characteristics and growth requirements. Most maple trees are hardy in zones five through eight, but some types of maple trees will grow in areas as cold as zone three or as hot as zone ten.One of the most common types of maple trees is the sugar maple tree. The sugar maple tree grows throughout most of the western and northwestern United States. The leaves are five lobed, with three primary veins running down the three largest lobes. Sugar maple trees will grow to a height of from seventy to ninety feet, but some are known to have reached a hundred or more feet at maturity.Other types of maple trees are the Japanese maple trees. These types of maple trees come in many different sizes, and are primarily used for their ornamental qualities. One of the Japanese types of maple trees, the red Japanese maple tree, has bright red foliage in the spring, and bright red leaves in the fall. It is one of the most commonly used ornamental trees in the world. The normal Japanese maple tree has green foliage in the spring and obtains a lovely crimson foliage in the autumn months.Another of the types of maple trees is the red maple tree. The red maple tree is one of the fastest growing of the types of maple trees, growing slower only than the silver maple trees. This maple tree will grow to between forty and sixty feet and can easily live to over one hundred years. These are only a few of the over fifty types of maple trees. More information about types of maple trees can be found at any local nursery.


What tree gives off sap for syrup?

Pine trees will produce a yellow sap (amber), highly prized by Buddhists as one of the Eight Treasures, and is a key offering for tantric rituals for wealth and other advanced practices. How to tap a pine tree? http://www.wikihow.com/Tap-a-Pine-Tree