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[tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>]

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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