Matt Martin, with North Hadley Sugar Shack, collects sap from the maples on the east side of the Hadley Common on Tuesday. Martin typically taps two sides of the more mature maples, but just one on the younger trees.
Matt Martin, with North Hadley Sugar Shack, collects sap from the maples on the east side of the Hadley Common on Tuesday. Martin typically taps two sides of the more mature maples, but just one on the younger trees. Credit: GAZETTE STAFF / KEVIN GUTTING

Matt Martin of Sunderland collects sap from the maples on both sides of the mile-long Hadley Common for boiling at the North Hadley Sugar Shack on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Martin typically draws two taps on the more mature maples, just one bucket on the younger trees.