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GARDEN CLIPPINGS: This winter’s impact on trees

The winter that will not end.   

Old folks tell me that this winter is just like the winters of years gone by. Relentless cold with more snow than I have ever needed to shovel.   

GARDEN CLIPPINGS: This winter’s impact on trees Back to video

Will this colder-than-normal winter have an impact on trees? Yes, indeed, although the effects might not be evident until summer. 

Fruit trees, particularly peaches and apricots, have spring buds that begin swelling as soon as warm and sunny weather arrives. But if we get a late April or early May frigid cold snap, the plump buds might freeze to........

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