What is sugarbush management?
Sugarbush management involves thinning the trees to improve the health of the woodlot and the sap producing potential of individual maple trees. The development of wide and deep crowns is encouraged to support the production of large volumes of sweet sap. The types of trees removed in improvement operations include: non-maple species, including hemlock, beech and ash, which interfere with the growth of maple crop trees; over-mature trees; diseased, dying and defective trees; and trees producing sap with a sugar content of less than 1%.
