Greetings from snow-covered northern Illinois! We have had freeze damage to apples here but still have good crop potential. Lows over the last week have hit F 18 on three nights, with apples at half inch green to tight cluster. Live buds range from 10% to 90% depending on variety and stage of development. Crop damage was more severe further south, as indicated in the following article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch: (click on the link, or paste it into your search window)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/D4FE 2E91EE1AE597862572B90008378E?OpenDocument& highlight=2%2C%22apple%22+AND+%22crop%22 Best Regards, Ken Hall Edwards Orchard, Inc. 7061 Centerville Road Poplar Grove, Illinois 61065 Phone: 815-765-2234 Cell Phone: 815-520-5764 Fax: 815-765-1072 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
