We found this great article on thegazette.com that looks at the effect winter will have on your trees and garden. Click here to read or begin below.
"From the ground up: Harsh winter damages trees"
By Lisa Slattery
Winter isn't giving up easily this year, but we know spring will come --eventually-- and with it may come signs of damaged trees and shrubs. Temperature drops to minus 20 degrees is cold enough to leave behind some fruit tree species that may have adverse effects from this winter's extreme cold are peach and sweet cherry trees. Iowa gardeners should expect poor cops on peaches and sweet cherries this summer. Peach trees are not reliable cold hardy in much of Iowa and temps below minus 18 will destroy flower buds on peach trees, while temps of minus 25 or below may destroy the peach trees themselves.
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I wonder if that is why my tree in my backyard died. I live in a very cold town and we get a lot of snow. I have this huge tree in my backyard that despite my efforts has died. I need to get it removed because it is just an eyesore.
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We have had an big, old tree in the front yard for as long as I can remember. Last winter, it took a pretty big hit. We have noticed some damage on the exterior.
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ReplyDeleteAfter this past winter, many of my trees were damaged. We had a lot of heavy snow and it broke many of my branches. We have been wanting to cut them down for a while now and I guess its the best time to do so. I am afraid that they have become weak during the winter and if we get a bad wind storm, it will blow down some of the trees. Hopefully we can get that done by the time this can happen.
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I am a witness that the cold can really hurt the trees. We had to call the tree service and get rid of a few trees because the tree split down the middle. It doesn't usually get that cold out, but that year it was causing the trees to break and split open. I thought it was crazy the first time I heard a tree pop because the sap inside had expanded. http://www.arbormantreecare.ca/tree_pruning_thinning_and_dead_wooding.html
ReplyDeleteI personally haven't seen cold temperatures do as much damage as the weather that comes with it. It's not uncommon for trees around here to have branches snap under the weight of heavy snow. I've found that it can be nice to have someone come take a look at my trees before the first snowfall of winter hits. Once in a while, a branch or two can be trimmed back to help make sure it doesn't end up breaking if it turns out to be a rough winter.
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