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largeb789 t1_j2murbd wrote

Reply to comment by beyond_hatred in It's so warm right now the sugar is flowing in Temple by musicals4life

I don't think they have. I've heard it predicted that it will soon be too warm for sugar maples in the southern part of the state.

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nullcompany t1_j2mwavq wrote

I've been feathering in higher-zoned saplings here and there in the (increasingly reasonable) chance that we're headed for zone 6a and up here in the NH seacoast area

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trolllord45 t1_j2od53y wrote

As someone who knows pretty little about the intricacies of syrup making and the weather it takes what does zone 6a mean?

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nullcompany t1_j2oq251 wrote

there's these bands of 'zones' across the USA, and as the weather gets warmer, the zones drift north. Trees and plants are assigned to a zone, and if you stick to your zone, you should be less disappointed by them dying or underperforming.

You can google a picture up, just search for "USDA Zone Map" and voila, you'll pretty much get 90% of it in 10 seconds or less.

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beyond_hatred t1_j2mx0m9 wrote

They might mean that it's too warm to get a good sugar harvest. I don't think the warmth would kill the trees.

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