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Re: [NAFEX] Mulching Fruit Trees

From: Jwlehman@aol.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Mulching Fruit Trees
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:24:59 EDT

In a message dated 4/7/2006 7:24:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, jfruth@uslink.net writes:

Rondi,
Most of my trees are mulched and they bloom at the same time the
unmulched trees bloom. I've got two Honey Crisp Apple Trees, one mulched
and one not, and they bloom concurrently.
--

Jim Fruth

Jim,

How deep is the mulch? Is it totally wet, even half rotten? If so it looses it's insulative value. May not be holding in cold around the root system.
Jerry

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