Carlen's Blog
Maple Tree
My report is on the Red Maple Tree. It is found in Canada and the United States. In cold climates maple trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter then the starch is made into sugar that rises in the spring. Maple syrup is collected during Canadian spring which is the end of March and beginning of April. People put a tree tap into the tree and the syrup drips out of the tap into a bucket. While maple syrup has no vitamins it is very rich in minerals including manganese and zinc. Maple syrup at Woolworths costs $6.79 for 100ml. That is almost $70 for one litre so it is pretty expensive. 75% of the world’s maple syrup comes from Quebec, Canada.
Red maple is quite useful for other things. It is a medium quality fire wood because it is not too hard that it burns slow but it is not too soft that it burns quickly. Every once in a while they will make furniture if the wood is hard enough.
The reason I chose to do my report on maple trees is because I come from Canada and the Canadian flag has a maple leaf on it.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5602/2
http://www.naturehills.com/about-garden-plants/about-maple-trees
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5602/2
http://whyfiles.org/2010/what-do-weather-conditions-have-to-do-with-maple-syrup-harvesting/
http://www.fairylandscape.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Red-Maple-Tree-5.jpg
http://site.tapmytrees.com/images/bucket_collecting_maple_sap.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada
Great job Carlen! I learned something from this too.
Excellent report Carlen! I learned some new things when I read it!
That’s great that you wrote on something Canadian. According to many historians, the Maple Leaf was used to symbolize Canada as early as the 1700’s. I remember in 1965 when the Canadian Flag first came out with the Maple Leaf. (Yes, I am THAT old!)
Have you ever been to a “sugar shack”? They are everywhere in Quebec when the sap is running in the Maple trees. They also have them at the Festival du Voyageur every year. They are little cabins set up to taste maple syrup in different foods. They also pour the syrup onto snow and you can roll it onto a popcicle stick and make candy from it. I LOVE maples syrup!
Thanks for making me think of all these things that are so Canadian!
Cool report, Carlen! I am really enjoying your blogs. Do they have a swimming pool at your school? Keep up the great writing!
Excellent, Carlen ! Your blogs are so interesting to read because you always choose a subject that is meaningful to you. This makes them even more special to your readers – Thank you for sharing ! xoxo