Maple syrup production is contingent upon two climate-sensitive characteristics: its sugar content and sap flow. Sugar content depends on the amount of carbohydrates the tree has stored after a ...

If the tree has to be replaced, there are many others that would not be susceptible in the future. Here is that list. So, let’s say it isn’t verticillium.

The sugar maple in 2022; photographs of the tree taken in 1942, top, and 1952; the tree’s bark; and its stump. Still, I hoped we could save her. Prune the dead limbs. Trim back.