The effect of xylem age on volume yield and sugar content of sugar maple sap

Carter B. Gibbs; Carter B. Gibbs

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The effect of xylem age on volume yield and sugar content of sugar maple sap

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Authors:

Carter B. Gibbs, Carter B. Gibbs

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-141. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 11 p.

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Abstract

At the Burlington, Vermont, research unit of the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, a study was begun in 1966 in an effort to identify the portions of the xylem that produce the most sap and the sap with the highest sugar content. The study revealed that the greatest volume of sap comes from xylem that is about 35 years old, and that the sweetest sap comes from the young xylem just beneath the bark.

Citation

Gibbs, Carter B. 1969. The effect of xylem age on volume yield and sugar content of sugar maple sap. Res. Pap. NE-141. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 11 p.