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Post by smsmith on Feb 9, 2021 19:06:42 GMT -6
If trees are going to be lost to this weather, they weren't destined to live here long term anyway. Two winters back, I had 14 degrees colder than my coldest this week. This is not a test winter yet. Not even close. The only possible issue I can think of is lack of snow cover. Roots will likely suffer some damage. As long as it isn't too much, they'll recover. Above ground, trees are fully dormant and should be good to go all the way down to -30 or -40. If trunks aren't painted...that could be a problem. Of course, that can be a problem every year that it gets to 0 or lower.
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Post by biglakebass on Feb 9, 2021 20:30:35 GMT -6
the sun scald is that much of an issue? I guess I didnt know that and might pay a price if thats truly the risk. crap. I have some trees painted and some with white tubes. Some not.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 9, 2021 21:15:05 GMT -6
Sun scald can kill a tree. It usually doesn't happen the first time, but the injury created leaves openings for other diseases and insects. Once a tree has rough, mature bark then you should be okay.
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Post by daydreamer on Feb 9, 2021 21:28:07 GMT -6
Not at the level of painting my apples trees yet but probably should get there...remind me this summer when and what mixture to use again!
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Post by benmnwi on Feb 9, 2021 21:28:44 GMT -6
Most of my rusk county Wisconsin trees suffered sw injury from the winter sun. It really damaged and stunted the trees and delayed fruiting by many years. Most survived though but I think many would have died if I didn't start painting them.
Once I started painting the trunks every fall those problems stopped.
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Post by biglakebass on Feb 9, 2021 22:00:53 GMT -6
You need to repaint them too??? I am so tree stupid. I just try.
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Post by benmnwi on Feb 9, 2021 22:27:01 GMT -6
Yes, every fall I paint the sw side of every apple and pear tree with a 50/50 mixture of white interior latex paint and water.
I use a cheap 2 gallon hand pump sprayer to paint the trunks and it works great. I can stick the wand through the tree cage, so it saves a lot if time versus when I used a paint brush and had to open every cage. If you run fresh water through the sprayer when you are done you can use the same sprayer for several years.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 10, 2021 6:07:32 GMT -6
I brush it on and it is thick. About a quart of joint compound to two quarts white interior latex and just a bit of water. It does take a lonnggg time, but I only have to do it every two years.
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Post by Reagan on Feb 10, 2021 6:10:25 GMT -6
I have never seen an apple trunk painted white in any orchard. Do you need protection due to the snow reflecting the sun up north? We usually don’t hold snow for more than a couple of days down here.
Though the snow from two nights ago may stick around for 10 days or maybe more. That hasn’t happened for probably 10 years.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 10, 2021 6:16:59 GMT -6
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 10, 2021 6:25:10 GMT -6
Two winters back, I had 14 degrees colder than my coldest this week. This is not a test winter yet. Not even close. The only possible issue I can think of is lack of snow cover. Roots will likely suffer some damage. As long as it isn't too much, they'll recover. Above ground, trees are fully dormant and should be good to go all the way down to -30 or -40. If trunks aren't painted...that could be a problem. Of course, that can be a problem every year that it gets to 0 or lower. I will see how my trees on mounds do. Dolgo rootstock.
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 10, 2021 6:28:14 GMT -6
I have never seen an apple trunk painted white in any orchard. Do you need protection due to the snow reflecting the sun up north? We usually don’t hold snow for more than a couple of days down here. Though the snow from two nights ago may stick around for 10 days or maybe more. That hasn’t happened for probably 10 years. I can remember some on past forums not worrying about it. These were experienced people more in the center of the country. Some experienced it during a cold winter. My first plantings and a few recent ones show damage. Recent ones are where the paint faded or a low snow year with an exposed trunk at the base with no paint.
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 14, 2021 8:43:02 GMT -6
The deer came in this week and cleaned up the apples under my N.H. Gold tree so I knocked off another 100 for them. There’s still a bushel plus hanging
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 18, 2021 17:59:52 GMT -6
They stop by this red splendor on the way to the cornfield. I need to check a Dolgo seedling that is about 150 yards from the house. A good ‘wind’ knocks lots of apples off of it.
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Post by benmnwi on Feb 18, 2021 18:51:23 GMT -6
Your dolgo seedling holds apples this late in the year?
My grafted dolgo drops in early/mid fall, but my seedling dolgo aren't fruiting yet. Maybe I'll get lucky and have some dolgo seedlings hold until late winter.
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