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Here in Zone 7 we had 90 percent kill on peach trees; only shoots coming 
back on the main trunks. The figs looked 100% to the ground but 3 0r 4 are 
coming out 8 ft above ground on some branches and may or may not continue 
onward.

Paw paws are fine. We had 6 degrees above and all else looks great.

Topgun

-----Original Message----- 
From: Judson Frisk
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 10:05 AM
To: 'nafex mailing list at ibiblio'
Subject: Re: [nafex] Winter damage

In SW Iowa, we lost our Magnolia tree, our 35 year old grapes, blueberries, 
lingonberries, black raspberries, and our pawpaw.  I loved the pawpaw but 
don't know if I am going to plant another.  We had bitter cold with no snow 
cover.  The frost went deeper than it has in years.  Still curious what was 
the trigger to kill these varieties.  My apricots did have a light bloom and 
the apples had a heavy bloom.  Judson L. Frisk zone 5?

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Scott 
Weber and Muffy Barrett
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:42 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [nafex] Winter damage

Not too far east of mIEKAL, the three tiny pawpaws that we planted last 
spring appear to be dead; we'll keep checking them to see if any sprouts 
appear.  The Actinidia kolomicta and polygama look unaffected by the winter, 
most apples look great and are blooming far better than I expected given the 
heavy crop last year.  Pears appear fine, although few flowers (that may be 
related to last year's heavy crops).  Some grapes look good, but most have 
winter damage; some are extremely damaged.  The peaches took a hit. 
Reliance is nearly dead, contender lost 50% or more of it's leaf buds, and 
Madison has just a tiny bit of live wood on it. Seedling peaches that I 
planted out two and three years ago appear to be completely dead except for 
the Siberian seedlings which are completely unaffected. The Harogem apricot 
that I planted two years ago looks GREAT, although if it had flower buds on 
it they dropped off. The 3 two year old Carmine Jewel cherries don't appear 
to have noticed the cold, but they also didn't bloom much (half dozen 
flowers, maybe).  Admittedly one of them was severely pruned by the 
deer.Muffy BarrettSouth-central Wisconsin

---------- Original Message ----------


Lost 100% of pawpaw flowers up here in Wisconsin.  Trees just now leafing 
out very very slowly.  Apparently pawpaws don't have much tolerance for 
the -28F we had, or 50 days below 0.  C'est la vie.  Actinidia argutas got 
hit hard too, but I notice a few flowers forming.  Also every variety of 
peach I have in the ground here is flowerless, tho apricots planted in the 
same area are flowering.

~mIEKAL




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