To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] How to prep trees and bushes for winter
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:18:05 -0400
Joan,
Location, location, location. Where are you?
Richard
Gouldsboro, ME, Zone 5
JoanRRosenberg@aol.com wrote:
>
> You might want to mulch the pluot well and wrap the trunk. I have 7 pluots
> on Citation. the Citation rootstock is ok, but the Pluot trunks tend to
> get wind or sun burn in the winter and start to split, crack and peel. Had
> I known about that I would have latex painted or wrapped them for the
> winter to preserve the trunk. None of the other fruit trees are that
> susceptible as a class.
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