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[Maria Schumann <mariaschu@vtlink.net>]

Same weather here in Vt.  I'm worried about the kiwis.  They are still  
wrapped.  I guess there is nothing I can do though-- either they  
survive or not. Or should I put buckets and blankets over them?  Most  
of them are small enough that's  feasible. My haskaps are about half  
leafed out, but I'm guessing they'll be ok.

Maria
catehillorchard.com
Greensboro, VT

On Mar 23, 2012, at 12:13 AM, Steve wrote:

> We live fairly close to each other. You could drive to my house is  
> less
> than 3 hours. After mid to upper 70s all week, I see the forecast low
> for Monday night is 12 degrees F (about -11 C). The apples and  
> American
> Hybrid plums are showing green tips on the buds. The pears and  
> European
> plums mostly are not showing green.
> Apples are so forgiving, I bet they will be OK. I'm not so sure about
> everything else.
>
> Steve in the Adirondacks
>
>
> On 3/22/2012 1:49 PM, Caren Kirk wrote:
> >   Steve,
> >
> > I'm suffering the same weather pattern as you with astonishingly warm
> > weather beating all  existing records by over 10 degrees C.  
> > Weathermen
> > say that it'll be over tomorrow but I'm stressed about getting my
> > pruning on the go all the same.
> >
> > The yo-yo temperature pattern we experienced this winter seem to be
> > continuing. I wonder how it will affect all my fruits.
> >
> > Caren Kirk
> > St. Jerome QC
> >
> > On 3/19/2012 10:24 PM, Steve wrote:
> > > On 3/18/2012 10:22 PM, Steve wrote:
> > > > On 3/18/2012 2:34 PM, sherwin wrote:
> > > > > On 3/18/2012 12:49 PM, Steve wrote:
> > > > > > I'm thinking of going out and starting my pruning. It may not  
> > > > > > seem early
> > > > > > to some of you but it's early here. I usually wait until late  
> > > > > > April when
> > > > > > the chance of real cold weather is mostly over. I just checked  
> > > > > > and our
> > > > > > normal high and normal low for this date is 37 and 14 degrees F.
> > > > > > Today it's already 70 degrees and the lows for the rest of the  
> > > > > > week are
> > > > > > in the 40s. I think I'm going to start pruning, at least the  
> > > > > > apples,
> > > > > > right now, even though it could easily get into the single  
> > > > > > digits on any
> > > > > > given night for the next 3 or 4 weeks.
> > > > > > Does anyone think this is a mistake? Apples are pretty  
> > > > > > forgiving but
> > > > > > what about my pears and plums?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Steve in the Adirondacks
> > > > >          Steve,
> > > > >
> > > > >          As far as I know, the main requirement for pruning is  
> > > > > that the
> > > > > tree is dormant.
> > > > >          Otherwise, you are going to encourage more growth by  
> > > > > pruning an
> > > > > actively
> > > > >          growing tree.  So it all depends on how soon you can  
> > > > > get out to
> > > > > prune, weather
> > > > >          permitting.  With all this warm weather, if your trees  
> > > > > have
> > > > > already woken up, you
> > > > >          may want to postpone your pruning, or at least limit  
> > > > > it.  Cold
> > > > > weather should not
> > > > >          bother a freshly pruned tree.
> > > > >
> > > > >                      Sherwin Dubren in Illinois
> > > > The trees are still pretty dormant, very slight bud enlargement  
> > > > at the
> > > > very most. Actually, summer pruning would encourage less new  
> > > > growth, but
> > > > I'm not really worried about any of that on the apples.
> > > > I was more concerned about a sudden return to very cold weather  
> > > > causing
> > > > extra die back at the pruning cuts. Also some concern about the  
> > > > pruning
> > > > cuts being open longer since there may be no growth to start  
> > > > closing
> > > > them until May.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > I'm going to add that the high today was 73, the record high for  
> > > the day
> > > (until now) was 63, and the record low for this date is 19 below  
> > > zero.
> > > Normal low is 15 above zero. It's going to feel like a real insult
> > > when/if the temperatures return to normal.    Steve
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