freeze damage

• Spring green-up: Better late than never

  May 19, 2023

  

  Last month, I recommended renewal pruning for broadleaf shrubs showing signs of freeze injury. I applied this advice in late March to a gardenia hedge that turned black after the December deep-freeze, cutting the stems back severely until I found living tissue. I expected to see leaf buds within the first three weeks of April.…

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• How winter cold affects Georgia crops and landscape plants

  January 13, 2023

  

  With an October freeze and weeks of balmy December days followed by several consecutive days of sub-freezing temperatures, winter has tossed Georgia some unusual surprises so far. Both temperature conditions can affect the development of fruit crops, including blueberries and peaches, crops that are economically important to Georgia.

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