Think of the word convert as meaning change, whether it is a person who adopts a new belief, or a changing action, such as when you convert dollars into euros. Many times we can catch a word's meaning by looking at its origins. In this case, the Latin con means around, while vertere means turn..
Maple sap runs best when it freezes at night (e.g. in the high 20-degrees Farenheit range) and then warms up above freezing the next day (in the range of 40-degrees Farenheit and hotter). If it stays warm at night and warm during the day or if it freezes at night but barely goes above freezing the next day, sap does not flow as well or hardly at all.
One of the great mysteries of maple syrup is what causes the sap to flow out of the trees. . Following is an explanation of how temperature fluctuations and pressure and suction in the tree cause sap to flow.Early in the spring, when the maple trees are still dormant, temperatures rise above freezing during the day but drop back below freezing at night.ollowing is an explanation of how temperature fluctuations and pressure and suction in the tree cause sap to flow. Early in the spring, when the maple trees are still dormant, temperatures rise above freezing during the day but drop back below freezing at night.