How to make Maple Syrup In your Backyard - Glen And Friends Cooking Making Maple syrup in your own backyard is fun, and we get some amazing Home made Maple Syrup at the end of the process. Can any Maple tree make Maple syrup? Yes - almost all of the Maples will produce a sap with enough sugar to make syrup; we tap Norway maples for maple syrup and they work out just fine. Other trees that you can tap for syrup are Birch, Walnut, Butternut, Cherry and many more. How to make Maple Syrup: You need