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Aren't you a little squeamish about tapping a 400 year old tree??


Absolutely!

I'm still learning about it. What I do know is that woodpeckers and people have been tapping them for a long time. I could see tapper holes that had healed in trees I helped tap last year, and I asked about them, and if the hole did any damage. I was told they heal fast, he pointed out the scars of holes he'd drilled about ten years ago. and said to not drill the same spot every year.

But I still haven't convinced myself I can tap that tree. I'm a tree hugger at heart, always have been. So I'll look into it some more. The woodpeckers are a lot better at finding them than me, so I don't think I have to shoulder any guilt about stealing from them, but I could never harm the tree.
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