Karl Townsend did not mention the timing of the cold in Minnesota, nor
whether there is risk of warming in January or February, followed by extreme
cold.
It was 18 years ago, so the memory may be a bit fuzzy grin. IIRC, the
extreme cold was late December early January. Minnesota does
Others may care to read of (and comment on?) my experience with cold
injury to the Russian apple rootstock, Bud 54-118. Bud 54-118 is
marketed by the shortened name, Bud 118 in the USA, although Bud 118
is the proper name of a different rootstock in the Budagovsky series
and is not
