Mid-Winter Tree Care
The winter of 1996 follows a
mild, uneventful gardening sea
son. This winter’s record-breaking
deep snow and ice storms are tak
ing their toll on everyone’s land
scape. For example, animals feed
ing on stems and tree trunks under
the snow may cause a great deal of
tree damage this spring.
Low-temperature injury on
plants happens to some extent
every winter, but this year’s deep
snow is providing some insula
tion. But, many tender plants not
buried in snow may not be hardy
enough to withstand the cold. Low
temperatures kill leaf and flower
buds on these plants and destroy
stems and branches not covered
by snow. Surprisingly, some mar
ginally hardy plants may be killed
down to the soil even though they
are protected by snow.
The extent of plant injury may
depend on what kind of snow fell
in your area. For example, the
farm show week snow was light
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and dry. This kind of snow filters
down, through plants and helps
protect them from the cold. But,
heavy snow and ice storms break
more stems and branches and even
snap trunks of small trees. Deep
snow forces rabbits and deer to
forage on landscape plants, twigs
and tree trunks.
This feeding injury on shrubs
girdles branches three or four feet
above the ground. The continuous
snow cover also provides shelter
for mice, which feed on lower
stems and trunks and even on the
root collars of plants. Pruning is
the only remedy for plant parts
that have been chewed, broken or
killed by the cold.
Also, don’t give up on a shrub
that appears to have died all the
way to the ground before spring.
The plant may sprout again from
the roots, later when mild weather
comes.
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age caused by deep snow and low
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and shrubs that are hardy in your
area. Contact your local Extension
office for a list of hardy landscape
plants. Tender plants should only
be planted in protected sites, such
as courtyards or eastern
exposures.
Evergreen shrubs lose consider
able moisture all winter long
caused by cold, dry winds and sun.
A shield or screen can be erected
to deflect drying winds. Use a
snow fence or screen using
wooden posts and burlap. Anti
desiccant sprays also can prevent
wind injury.
The weight of ice or heavy, wet
snow damages plants. The weight
of a thick accumulation of ice and
snow can cause extensive limb
breakage in wenk-wooded trees,
like poplar, ash. silver maple or
willow.
When selecting trees and shrubs
for the home landscape, select
plants less prone to damage from
snow. Oaks, crabapples, pines,
spruces and firs generally suffer
light damage from snow.
Brush off heavy accumulations
of snow on evergreens with a
broom. Sharply bent, ice-covered
branches on small trees can be
propped up to prevent breakage.
When shoveling sidewalks and
driveways, don’t throw heavy, wet
snow or ice on shrubs or small
trees.
Next week we’ll discuss deic
ing materials that damage plants.
Any questions regarding the
above article can be addressed to
Tom Becker, Pet n State Coopera
tive Extension at (717) 840-8408.
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Ida Risser
Winter is my time for reading. I
thoroughly read the newspaper
and numerous magazines too. I
like the “Reader’s Digest” for the
variety of articles that it contains.
Recently, I ordered quite a
number of historical books from a
local organization. Then I was told
that the one that I wanted the most
was unavailable. However, one is
a record of pioneer settlers in
southeastern Pennsylvania. Most
of these people were Swiss and
German.
They had been persecuted in
Europe and William Penn’s prom
ise of religious freedom brought
them to America. It is said that of
the 50,000 who left in early 1700 s
only 30,000 arrived. It took 12 to
14 weeks to cross the Atlantic
Ocean. However, one vessel took
more than 24 weeks and the food
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supply ran out so that they had to
eat rats and mice. Most died and
were buried at sea. The boat final
ly landed in New England instead
of Philadelphia.
When the few remaining finally
arrived at Conestoga in Lancaster
County, their troubles were not
over even though they had Mends
there. Many wild beasts lived in
the area of panthers killed the
swine. One farmer caught a wolf
in his sheep pen and managed to
kill it
The Indians in the Conestoga
area were not always friendly.
Records show that they were
cheated by white men and then
retaliated. Drinking was also a
problem among the Indians.
It is impossible to realize the
great hardships that our ancestors
endured!
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