Would love to hear your experiences RE tapping Sycamore Trees.
I tapped a Sycamore tree by accident yesterday! I was paying Matt a visit & whilst I waited for him to return home I wandered into a wood, thought I'd see what flora was about & perhaps whittle a spoon.
I found a Sycamore tree on hedge-row with a stream beneath, as I cut a small piece growing horizontally I wasn't thinking about tapping a tree for it's sap at all. As soon as I started cutting it I could tell it was very wet and knew it was the sap as it is rising in everything at the moment.
It continued to drip quite fast, I was surprised, it must have been helped by the strong sun & stream beneath it.
I remember reading in a Bushcraft magazine that it's possible to tap Sycamore (as they are part of the Maple family) however the writer reported he himself had no luck across numerous years of trying.
Well I can say I drank from the Sycamore tree for the first time and would recommend to those who might try - look for one beside a stream!