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["Clifford England England's Orchard and Nursery" <nuttrees@prtcnet.org>]

  

 

   I fore got to mention that this severity of damage is seen on English walnuts of all types, Heartnuts, mulberries and early vegetating types of Persimmon.  Jujubes have streaks running thru the wood and Asian pears have blacked wood tip damage.   On a good note we have be declared an agricultural disaster area and to apply go to your FSA Farm Service agency and fill out the paper work to put in your claim.   The complete gravity of the damage will not be known for 4 to 5 weeks but you only have 10 days to apply for relief funds, Once you have applied you have up to 4 months to provide pictures and evidence and other material to assist you in the approval of your claim but I my self just found out about this yesterday.  It could mean the difference in several hundred to thousands of dollar if you income is depended on you produce or in some way is a sustainable type of agriculture for you and your house hold.                      

 

 

 

Nut and Fruit growers

     Go out to the orchard and try this find some of the branches that have been burnt by the freeze and frost start at the tips and start cutting your way back to the main limbs and you will see that the limbs are black,  The cambium layer is dead and the most of the main trunks are also dead.     >From what I have found out today all wood is dead that is smaller than ½  to 1 inches in circumference.  With no way of possible growing back out.   The bark is even black on the smaller wood.

 

 

Thank you

Clifford England

England's Orchard and Nursery

316 Ky HWY 2004

McKee, KY. 40447

Specializing in Exotic fruit and Nut trees for alternative crop.   Phone 606 965 2228 / 2270   Cell # 859 582 2114  On the web at www.nuttrees.net    Email nuttrees@ptrcnet.org

 

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