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Subject: Re: [nafex] Winter damage
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:42:03 -0500
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
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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?
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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
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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.