Sugarbush management: a guide to maintaining tree health

David R. Houston; Douglas C. Allen; Denis Lachance

doi:10.2737/NE-GTR-129

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Sugarbush management: a guide to maintaining tree health

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David R. Houston, Douglas C. Allen, Denis Lachance

Year:

1990

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-GTR-129

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-129. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 55 p.

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Abstract

Many pests and other stresses affect maple trees growing in a sugarbush. Some pests can markedly reduce sap quantity; others, although conspicuous, are not important. Stresses can result from activities by people and from natural phenomena. Recognizing problems and understanding the factors that contribute to their occurrence, development, and significance are necessary to maintain tree health. This report brings together current information on the living agents and nonliving factors that can cause problems in sugarbushes. Insects, diseases, improper forest stand management, and unwise sugaring practices are illustrated, and ways to prevent or reduce their effects are described.

Keywords

insects, diseases, sugar maple, acer saccharum, air pollution, tapping maple syrup, northern hardwoods, maple decline, stand management

Citation

Houston, David R.; Allen, Douglas C.; Lachance, Denis. 1990. Sugarbush management: a guide to maintaining tree health. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-129. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 55 p.