Canadian Maple Tree Influence On Canada

There are over 128 species of maple trees that originate all over the world. The most common of which in canada are the red and sugar maple tree, which can grow upto 33-48 ft and live for over 300 hundred years in mostly the eastern parts of Canada. The Canadian maple is truly a Canadian Wonder,it is beneficial to the economy, has history behind it and represents the canadian people and Canada as a whole. Firstly the Canadian maple tree is very beneficial towards the canadian economy as the sap produced by maple trees can be used to make maple syrup.Canada produces two thirds (approx 85%)of the world's maple syrup 90% of which originates from quebec. It takes 30-40 gallons of tree sap to create 1 gallon of maple syrup ,while 1 tree only produces 5-10 gallons per season.

The wood from maple trees are also very valuable as it is very durable and is used in making houses and speciality furnitures.Furthermore the canadian maple tree also has a great amount of history behind it. Maple syrup was first discovered by the native people and was used in cooking, drinking, and curing meat, which were some techniques the european later used themselves.Ancient stories tell of an Iroquois cheif, first discovering maple syrup by throwing his tomahawk at a tree and his wife collecting the liquid that poured