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1 In an average year, each tap-hole will produce about 10 gallons of maple sap, enough for about a quart of pure Michigan maple syrup. 2  Maple sap is a slightly sweet, colorless liquid. 3  It takes approximately 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.
How much sap does it take to make a gallon of syrup? It takes on average 43 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Think of sap as sugar water. It is the food that the tree uses to grow. A maple tree is a deciduous hardwood tree. Deciduous means that the tree sheds it leaves at the end of the growing season (every fall) and grows them back every spring.