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It takes 30-50 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.

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It takes one gallon of maple syrup to produce eight pounds of maple candy or sugar.

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Usually a maple tree is at least 30 years old and 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped.

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Each tap will yield an average of 10 gallons of sap per season, producing about one quart of syrup.

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Tapping does no permanent damage and only 10 percent of the sap is collected each year.

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Many maple trees have been tapped for 150 or more years.