Winter injury and south-west injury
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This disorder affects:
Identification
Buds
Uneven or lack of bud break in the spring
Brown or black dormant bud tissue compared to green tissue of
healthy buds
Scorching or drying of leaves
Trunk Limbs
Injury
Greg:
Growers who want to try to save some Southwest-Injured trees might
want to consider sealing the tacked-down bark
with Doc Farwell's Seal and Heal. I think the Doc Farwell's Grafting Seal is
the same stuff. They form a very tough but
flexible seal that can remain for years. The
Regional Extension Specialist
WSU -- Wenatchee Washington
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[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Peck, Greg
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 6:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Southwest Injury
Thanks to all those who
Years ago we pruned some Red Del in December with similar injury that
followed on larger trees. We stapled the bark tight on both sides and the
trees recovered but with a permanent seam where the bark had split. The
trees were about 12 in diameter.
Art Kelly
Kelly Orchards
Acton, ME
On Sun,
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Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Southwest Injury
Greg;
We get the same damage here in Southern California, but from sunburn, not
Southwest Injury. But the damage is the same, dead cambium layer and sunken
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Hi, Greg -
I'm really curious
: [apple-crop] Southwest Injury
Greg;
We get the same damage here in Southern California, but from sunburn, not
Southwest Injury. But the damage is the same, dead cambium layer and sunken
bark. Besides robbing vigor from the tree, here it also attracts borers who
take advantage of the tree's
Greg;
We get the same damage here in Southern California, but from sunburn, not
Southwest Injury. But the damage is the same, dead cambium layer and
sunken bark. Besides robbing vigor from the tree, here it also attracts
borers who take advantage of the tree's inability to sap out the maggot,
Greg, My gut tells me grafting tape will not help. I think an open wound
will heal better. I suppose the SW side thawed and quickly refroze.
Somewhere I have seen adhesive backed insulation that has a peel-off
coating. If this were white and had UV protection, strips a few inches wide
and a foot
Hi, Greg —
I’m really curious to hear what others suggest. Old-timers in northern NY
would sometimes use shingle nails to nail the loose bark back to the trunks of
big old winter-injured trees when the bark split away from the trunks due to
cold injury during winter. I’m not certain if it did
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