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Now that winter is here, fruit growers are thinking about winter care of their trees and bushes. Did you know that the time you choose to prune your fruit trees depends on the weather conditions? Pruning in fall can prevent sugars from moving to the roots of muscadines where they are normally stored, for example. You can learn more from this article at the Panhandle e-News at https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2017/12/15/when-should-you-prune-fruit-trees/.
A cold snap in spring is forecast to cut this year’s wine harvest by 17%. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
