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Field Journal — 2022 – 2026

Maple Ridge

Five years of maple sap collection — tracking the trees, the seasons, and the sweetness they yield.

2026 Collection Timeline

Cumulative sap gathered over the course of the 2026 season, collection by collection.

2026
2022
2023
2024
2025

2026 Weather & Sap

Daily temperatures near Cleves, OH (45248) overlaid with sap collection events. Ideal flow needs warm days above 40°F following freezing nights below 32°F.

Daily high- - Daily low 32°F freezing lineFreezing nights: 59 of 89

Tree Leaderboard

Ranked production for the 2026 season, plus all-time leaders across every year on record.

2026 Season

  1. 1
    Tree JNorth East of F26.65 gal
  2. 2
    Tree BNorth of A21.10 gal
  3. 3
    Tree Hwest of drive part down drive15.20 gal
  4. 4
    Tree ENorth of D14.50 gal
  5. 5
    Tree 1by SE landscape12.30 gal
  6. 6
    Tree FDown drive, part of triad12.30 gal
  7. 7
    Tree Dout dining room window11.50 gal
  8. 8
    Tree 3West of tree 210.70 gal
  9. 9
    Tree 2straight out back door9.60 gal
  10. 10
    Tree 6North of 59.40 gal
  11. 11
    Tree 2ANew, Between 1 and 27.10 gal
  12. 12
    Tree 4by Septic6.00 gal
  13. 13
    Tree 7North of 6 (by electrical)5.00 gal
  14. 14
    Tree C1By front wall4.90 gal
  15. 15
    Tree 5by Cherry tree2.00 gal

All-Time Leaders

  1. 1
    Tree 1by SE landscape91.8 gal
  2. 2
    Tree 2straight out back door54.0 gal
  3. 3
    Tree 3West of tree 251.0 gal
  4. 4
    Tree 4by Septic43.8 gal
  5. 5
    Tree BNorth of A42.1 gal
  6. 6
    Tree Dout dining room window42.0 gal
  7. 7
    Tree ENorth of D37.9 gal
  8. 8
    Tree Hwest of drive part down drive34.8 gal
  9. 9
    Tree FDown drive, part of triad31.1 gal
  10. 10
    Tree JNorth East of F28.9 gal

Season Overview

Total sap collected each year and season-by-season statistics across all five years at Maple Ridge.

YearFirst TapLast CollectionDaysTreesTotal GalAvg Gal/TreeEst. Syrup (oz)
2022Feb 15, 2022Mar 15, 202228450.612.7162
2023Jan 15, 2023Feb 26, 202342582.916.6265
2024Jan 2, 2024Feb 27, 2024561479.35.7254
2025Jan 24, 2025Mar 9, 20254410143.714.4460
2026Dec 17, 2025Mar 8, 20268115168.311.2538

Production by Tree & Year

Each bar shows a year’s total sap production, broken down by individual tree contributions.

Tree 1
Tree 2
Tree 3
Tree 4
Tree 5
Tree A
Tree B
Tree D
Tree E
Tree F
Tree G
Tree H
Tree I
Tree J
Tree 2A
Tree 6
Tree 7
Tree C1