Maple syrup
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Maple syrup is a sweet syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in th
Bottled maple syrup
A sugar maple tree
Sugar Making in Montreal, October 1852
A bucket used to collect sap, built c. 1820
Sap
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Sap is a fluid transported in the xylem cells or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Maple syrup
…Maple syrup is a sweet syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in…
Sap droplets of Dracaena trifasciata
Leafhoppers feeding on sap, attended by ants