15 Jun 2020

Harvesting maple syrup from Moutere

From Nine To Noon, 11:35 am on 15 June 2020
Maple trees

Maple trees Photo: Dave DeGray

When you think of where maple syrup comes from, Canada generally springs to mind. But in Upper Moutere in the Tasman District, architectural designer Dave DeGray harvests the liquid gold from his sugar maple grove. He planted 200 trees on his property, near Nelson more than 30 years ago.