Question:

I would think the bracha on Maple syrup would be haetz. They are often planted specifically to
harvest the syrup; this, then, is their fruit. The liquid state is, of course, irrelevant.
The question was asked following the question "Bracha for Foods from Wood"
Answer:
It seems to me that maple syrup would not be much different than sugar extracted from sugar
cane or molasses extracted from dates, which in both cases the Shulchan Aruch and its
commentaries say that the Bracha is "shehakol" since it is not considered the fruit itself.
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However, the Taz (based upon the Tur contrary to the Rambam) in his commentary there ( )'
seems to allude to what your'e saying. However he himself does not say to make "borei pri
Ha'etz" on sugar, but if one were to make the Bracha on fruit he would be "yotze" for the sugar
which is the "fruit" of the sugar cane. However, great poskim have decided that in regard to sugar
which is extracted from sugar cane, the prevalent custom is to make a "Shehacol" as the
Rambam decided contary to the Tur.
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I therefore uphold what Rabbi Lewis wrote that the "bracha" for maple syrup is "Shehacol."