This is a typical section of our bush. The blue tubing is just under 5mm i.d. Tubing is connected to a spout drilled into each maple tree. These pieces, called drops carry sap to a mainline. Gravity draws the sap downhill and deposits it in large tanks at the sugar house.

several maple trees on the side of a snow-covered hill. blue tubing connects many of the trees. there is snow on the side of many of the trees