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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ent - tree tapping Photo of a branch from a maple tree which has branches directly opposite each other. Ken Fosty, shows how easy it is to tap into maple trees on your property to make your own maple syrup. Subject: Ken Fosty, a local arborist and tree tapping expert, walks through how to find and tap urban maple trees and collect syrup, with is flowing this time of year. He demonstrates how to tap a maple on his boulevard. Photos show process which involves: identifying what attributes a maple tree has, drilling into first layer of tree, lightly hammering in a spout and placing receptacle, like a pail or plastic bottle onto spout to collect sap. Sap comes out like a clear liquid and needs to be reduced over heat to become maple syrup. Eva Wasney story. April 1st, 2022