Our suburban lot isn't well suited to growing much (it's in a wooded area, and the areas that are open are very shaded). I do, however, have a dozen maple trees

Our suburban lot isn't well suited to growing much (it's in a wooded area, and the areas that are open are very shaded). I do, however, have a dozen maple trees on my lot (and a dozen more on an adjacent empty lot), and produce several gallons of maple syrup every spring. It's a ton of work... By the end of March my arms are in the best shape they'll be all year (from hauling 5 gallon buckets of sap and splitting a couple cords of wood). It's also definitely not worth the time I put into it, from a financial perspective. I could earn enough money in an hour or two to buy my annual production. It sure is tasty though...