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Yes! Red alder is popular among permaculturists up here for syrup, as well as bigleaf maple. Pole alders I’m not sure, but I usually harvest those for nice straight roundwood for making gates and such. Poplar, or as we regionally call it, cottonwood, is used more for wildcrafting. We harvest...

not near me, no. I'm in a forested rural development in some foothills of the cascades. Alder and Doug Fir/Cedar are king here. The birch trees in the area are generally cultivated.

Oh my gosh I just found this thread and I’m so excited!! This is my first year tapping, but it’s a horrible year for it up here in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve had nothing but warm wet winter weather, until this week. I am going to tap some Bigleaf maples and alders. I only have access to a few...