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 | | Maple sugar, which is about twice as sweet as granulated white cane or beet sugar, is the result of continuing to boil the sap until all of the liquid has evaporated. |
 | | Maple decline, characterized by branch dieback, chlorotic foliage, premature fall colouring and occasional tree mortality, is caused by a variety of factors including drought, defoliation by insects, road salt and root fungi [Houston, 1981; Manion, 1991]. |
 | | Compared to the maple, the birch trees tapped are smaller in diameter than maple, the life span of the birch is shorter and the birch is susceptible to heart rot early in life. |
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