It’s business as usual (sort of) for derecho-ravaged sugar bushes as farmers gear up for syrup season

“If you work with the dynamics of the forest, it comes back. It’s just a matter of time.”

Scott Deugo, co-owner of Fulton’s Sugar Bush poses with his dog Phoenix at his property. Fulton’s sugar bush operations were hit by the derecho last year, and Fulton’s has bounced back, largely thanks to diversification of the business. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia

There are usually about 5,800 to 6,000 taps in Fulton’s sugar bush near Pakenham.

That has dropped by about 1,000 taps this year after a derecho that chewed its way through Ontario in last May, pummelling Fulton’s and many other bushes.

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