But technology developed over the past decade and improved in recent years offers maple farmers like Mr. Morse a way to offset the effects of climate change with high-tech tactics that are far from natural.
For that special breed of foodie, there's always Roseville's Lazybones Smokehouse, which offers maple bacon pączki.
There are about 15 different types on offer, including the "maple bacon donut".
The Maple offer, first proposed in May, helped derail a planned merger of the Toronto and London stock exchanges.
Glass walls in the three-story lobby take full advantage of the site; guest rooms, trimly furnished in bird's-eye maple, offer hypnotic views.
In a brief statement the TMX Group directors said that the board "is making no recommendation to shareholders regarding the current Maple offer and there can be no assurance that any agreement or recommendation will result from TMX Group's discussions with Maple".
The leaves of the red maple offer the easiest way to distinguish it from its relatives.
Medium-hard woods like maple offer a versatile sound that sits in the middle of the tonal spectrum.
Offered a carrot, Maple cheerfully accepted it.
