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  • From: tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>
  • To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] single digit freeze, trees nopt dormant?
  • Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:07:31 +0000 (UTC)

Big trees, or new plantings? I have a couple mature apple trees which always
face the deep freeze with some leaves still on, green but freeze-dried by
earlier frosts. They always grow well the next year, so I try not to worry.
They were grown from scionwood collected locally, from trees surviving tough
winters, so that helps with not worrying.

Younger trees, I try to mulch if a drastic temperature drop is forecast. But
then you have to be sure of your vole excluders.

I've recently been trying more trees in pots, until they reach 6-7' height.
I can move these to appropriate shelter when needed, but, they can't take the
worst winter cold.

tc, s.WI, winter




On Friday, November 14, 2014 11:30 AM, Naomi Counides <naomi@oznayim.us>
wrote:
Okay, so what can I expect? Some of my trees still had leaves on them,
green ones, and it is supposed to go down to 7 tomorrow night.

Naomi

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