Exploding tree sap

[snopes]

Comment: I heard that sometimes if a blizzard strikes early in the fall,
the sap in trees can freeze and explode. Is this true? It sounds dang
cool.

[dungeondragon18]

Well, water does expand when it freezes, and sap is probably mostly water, so the veins of sap would probably expand during a sudden freeze, and thus might cause the bark of the tree to crack and bulge outward. I can't see it violently exploding, though.

Maybe we should ask the Mythbusters to look at this one. At the very least they would blow a tree up for laughs at the end of the episode, and like the OP said, it would be way cool to watch.

[Towknie]

I should think the forests of Vermont would be in dire disrepair were this true.

[Altered Statesman]

Originally Posted by dungeondragon18

...and like the OP said, it would be way cool to watch.

You mean dang cool hahha.

The question of exploding maple tree's is discussed on the page below.

http://www.physicsforums.com/archive...p/t-92876.html