Sap the early spring sap of birch trees (so called "birch juice") for human consumption is common practice; the sap can be used fresh or fermented and contains xylitol. Certain palm tree sap can be used to make palm syrup. In the Canary Islands they use the Canary Island Date Palm while in Chile they use the Chilean Wine Palm to make their syrup called "miel de palma". Sap Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. Sap is distinct
Xylosandrus compactus and "Melia azedarach". It is particularly damaging in tree nurseries, killing seedlings and young saplings. A study in Uganda's shaded robusta coffee systems, tree species suppressing "X. compactus" infestation characteristically exuded copious sap regardless of any stress. Therefore, the presence or absence of copious sap exuding from trees upon injury likely differentiates "X. compactus" hosts from non-hosts. In Florida, where "X. compactus" has been introduced, the life cycle is completed in about twenty-eight days. Like other ambrosia beetles, the adult female carries a fungal symbiont, in this case "Fusarium solani". This fungus attacks the xylem tissue of the plant host,