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["Jolyn" <jolyn@tctwest.net>]

My locale in South Central Montana had nearly the exact temperature drop 
over 48 hours in the first days of November.  My fruit tree losses & damage 
seem to be nearly the same as you report.  Swenson Red & Petite Jewel were 
on the ground because I changed the trellis so they are fine but many other 
grapes are coming from the ground.  October 2013 had a radical drop in 
temperature as well so many hardy varieties were already stressed.  Pine 
trees and juniper shrubs are damaged in many landscapes. Hopefully survivors 
will make good growth this year.
Jolyn in MT

-----Original Message----- 
From: Pete Tallman
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 8:45 PM
To: nafex
Subject: [nafex] Colorado Test Autumn in November

For several years I have been claiming that 'Niwot' black raspberry is hardy 
for Longmont, Colorado (front range), zone 5. November 2014 has proven to be 
its downfall. Niwot canes did not survive the transition from 64 degrees in 
early November to minus 4 a few days later before the canes had a chance to 
go completely dormant. (Newspaper said minus 13, but my thermometer only got 
down to minus 4.) No growth is evident in the over-wintered Niwot canes, so 
there will be no floricane berries this year. (Jewel black raspberry is 
similarly impacted.) New Niwot primocanes are now emerging to (fingers 
crossed) give a good primocane crop in August. A lot of my apple trees were 
severely damaged or lost, although a few apple varieties seem to be 
attempting a full crop, like Yellow Transparent, McIntosh, and Almata. 
Losses are way beyond anything I've experienced here before. Cherry trees 
are mostly gone. (I have one cherry with a few blossoms on it, but several 
other trees are completely gone.) Blueberries are severely impacted. Reka 
and Elliott blueberries look mostly OK for blossoms, but others look pretty 
bad as far as blossoms go, although most of the blueberries are attempting 
to start new growth on vegetative buds. There is not likely to be blueberry 
pies this year. Swenson Red grape doesn't look like it made it, but Petite 
Jewel and Somerset grapes look OK.

Pete Tallman
Longmont, CO
Colorado front range
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