Tree Tuesday I tapped the back yard Boxelder

I took these pictures at the beginning of our storm last week.
I have been wanting to do this for a while . This year I finally did it. I believe I did get to it a little later than I should have but March was so cold.
The Boxelder tree is a cousin to the maple. You can boil it down to a syrup just like maple. This year I I intend to just use it as a drink.

Here is a close up of my set up.
Happy Tree Tuesday !