And its ivy-covered walls
Comes a tree study of maples
That may well affect us all!
For years syrup makers knew,
If winter's warmth was high or low,
Then they could predicts the level
Of next spring's maple resins' flow.
Now the Tufts U. study found
That it would certainly appear,
Sugar content in the sap
Was what makes a good syrup year.
How to predict sugar content?
Here's the sugar maple's pitch:
It must decide to use it's sugar
To produce seeds, or sap enrich!
So if there's a year with few seeds,
The next years' sap is sugar full
That's researchers' new conclusion,
That's the new scientific rule!
Will this latest science finding
Prove a breakthrough, or a flop?
Will in local supermarkets
Prices of pancake syrups drop?...