As a kid it wasnt nothing to have a foot of snow on the ground at xmas and stay for a couple of weeks but as time went it got later and later til now if we get a couple of inches it is usually around the end of January or first of February and dont last more than a day on average there is always a exception now and then. But im in the SE part and knows the northern part it is different.
Naaaa Trees no their ****. They get bit every now and then, but for the most part they know when!
I have a plum tree that doesn't know squat. It blooms in February every year.
My peach (red haven) is starting to bud, but peaches can take some freeze after bloom. My arctic fantasy nectarines held leaves till the December freeze, then buffer out again right after?
I recommend looking at OSU's data on fruit trees.
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/home-fruit-planting-guide.html
Also selecting by fruiting time can help with selecting late blooming varieties that are less likely to be caught by freeze.
Also plant at.least.2 varieties for better harvest, even self fertile trees like peaches will benefit from a pollinator.
I recommend looking at OSU's data on fruit trees.
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/home-fruit-planting-guide.html
Also selecting by fruiting time can help with selecting late blooming varieties that are less likely to be caught by freeze.
Also plant at.least.2 varieties for better harvest, even self fertile trees like peaches will benefit from a pollinator.
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Marketing, hereloom refers to being open pollinated, fruit trees are grafted and are clones true to strain.
They do have some cool stuff, however trees aclimate to the climate they are grown in and this nursery is in the central coast of California in perhaps the best growing region in the country. As a general rule trees grown in the north will have increased vigor when moved south. But chill hours are also a factor.
Right now I am experimenting with American and chicksasaw plums, both native to the region (I do wish I had purchased more mature stock.)
Yes on this. OSU is a wealth of free info and help.
The place I bought has a Bee man setting about 15 hives. It has several acres of Black Berries.
Put some swarm traps out. Lol.
I remember getting a blizzard in Feb 73 and a snowstorm in May 1984.
What place, I need a good local nursery. Also the bee man is called an Apiarist
We used smudge pots on freeze nights.
