It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted ...

space the taps evenly around the tree. It's best to collect the sap the day it runs and boil it down that same day. The sap—commonly called maple water in this stage—will spoil very quickly ...