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Gardening

Siwsan

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2. I'm wondering about the fruit trees

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 11:59 AM

Apr 2021

My plum and pear trees are in bloom, and the crabapple is about to bloom. The blossoms look ok, but I have NO idea when the 'trigger point' in growth makes them in danger of damage to such cold temps. We didn't get any frost, if that makes a difference.

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I was VERY worried that 2 nights worth of freezing temps would destroy my blooms [View all] Siwsan Apr 2021 OP

I understand we had two nights of freezing weather Sherman A1 Apr 2021 #1

I'm wondering about the fruit trees Siwsan Apr 2021 #2

it's more about pollination/fruit mopinko Apr 2021 #4

To my untrained eye, it appears the flowers are ok. Siwsan Apr 2021 #5

Last year my Japanese Red Maples were out in leaf doc03 Apr 2021 #3

Japanese maples are SO sensitive to cold temps. zeusdogmom Apr 2021 #6

So far I think the snow cover saved my trees from doc03 Apr 2021 #7

Snow cover makes a great blanket for plants zeusdogmom Apr 2021 #8