To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Box Elder
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:29:10 -0500
I had heard Box Elder is 80 to 1 for making syrup but I'm not able to
pull any numbers up on the net. Anyone else have any experience.
I've tapped them a few times & added to the other maple sap.
Our woodturner at our community makes a lot of lathed bowls & goblets
from box elder that are quite nice. We've also made big wooden
stirring spoons from box elder.
~mIEKAL
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Jim Fruth <jfruth@tds.net> wrote:
> Jim Bastian said, "Box elder is basically a giant weed. It has no value for
> anything.........................."
>
>
> Who have you been listening to? Someone else who makes the same rash
> statements?
>
> Box Elder is used for woodenware and paper pulp. It does make a poor
> firewood but has more BTUs than Pine and lots of people burn Pine. AND
> there are lots of folks who make maple syrup from it. I know of a fellow
> who has 200 of them that he taps to make syrup for sale.
>
> "No value for anything?????"