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When he was a young boy in the 1940’s Dean Wilber helped at sugarhouses
owned by a cousin, two uncles and his grandfather. Maple sugaring has
been in his blood ever since. The Wilber family has been making maple syrup here at Mapletree Farm since 1975. We started with 110 taps and a 2’ x 6’ evaporator. Since then the operation has grown to include neighborhood trees up and down Oak Hill Road, a larger sugarhouse and a 2.5’ x 10’ super efficient wood-fired evaporator. The old apple orchard up back has been converted to a growing maple orchard. Some of the pencil-sized maple whips that were planted in 1981-82 are now 12” in diameter and over 30 feet tall. The orchard was planted so that future generations may continue to enjoy what has become a Wilber family springtime tradition. Wildlife Seen at Mapletree Farm
Bushes and Trees of Interest at Mapletree Farm
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