The bark of Jeffrey pine is a notable sap that smells like butterscotch. The best time to smell the pines is the beginning of the summer when the sap starts to run. There are so many varieties of pines that each have a special wonderful smell.

How do you describe the smell of sap?

Good sap is odorless, even when stored in a large tank. If your tank needs cleaning, then it will smell even if you have good sap going in to the tank. RE Buddy Sap: I.M.O., you can NOT tell if the sap is buddy by the smell (until it starts boiling).

How would you describe the smell of pine?

Be it the Christmas tree in your home or a grove of conifer trees in the forest, they smell sharp, sweet, and refreshing. ... Pinene, which has a piney odor, is a monoterpene. Limonene, which has citrusy odor, is also a monoterpene. These two molecules, among others, give conifer trees their distinctive scent.