sugar bush
Syrup tree orchard
A sugar bush is a grove of sugar maple trees tapped for their sap to produce maple syrup.
The term is used primarily in the northeastern United States and Canada, where maple sugaring is a traditional springtime activity.
Sugar bush can also refer to the operation or facility where sap is collected and boiled down into syrup.
We visited the sugar bush during sugaring season to watch them tap the trees.
Maple syrup production facility
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- tappingRepeated light striking
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
- evaporatorLiquid-to-gas conversion device
boiling · sugarmaker · syrup · maple trees · stand · grove · woodlot · amber
Overhead protective covering
- woodlandForested land area
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- AcerDeciduous tree genus
old-growth · temperate · ecosystem · biodiversity · arboreal · treeline · flora · habitat
Produce or relinquish
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- bountyReward for capture
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- pickingAct of selecting
seasonal · agriculture · cultivation · husbandry · farmwork · reaping · production
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
folklore · legacy · nostalgia · continuity · community · seasonal · springtime · family
sugarhouse
Maple syrup production facility
evaporator · boiling · sugarmaker · syrup · maple trees · stand · grove · woodlot · amber · golden
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- woodlandForested land area
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
Acer · old-growth · temperate · ecosystem · biodiversity · arboreal · treeline · flora · habitat · leaflets
yield
Produce or relinquish
picking · seasonal · agriculture · cultivation · husbandry · farmwork · reaping · production
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
celebration · folklore · legacy · nostalgia · continuity · community · seasonal · springtime · family · generational
- California plantsCalifornia poppy, coast redwood, giant sequoia, Joshua tree, manzanita
- fire-adapted plantsfireweed, banksia, protea, lodgepole pine, jack pine
- maple sugaringmaple syrup, maple sap, sugarhouse, evaporator, sap bucket
- cashew familysumac, cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy
- chaparralmanzanita, scrub oak, greasewood, redshank, white sage
- Northwoodsboundary waters, pine tree, portages, red pine, loons
sugar bushsugar refinery
Facility purifying raw sweetener