Frost and Cold Hardiness Considerations in Vermont Apple Orchards

After the trees have begun to bud out and continuing into the bloom period, late spring frosts can be very damaging to fruiting tissues. Fruit buds are ...

Cold Hardiness Considerations in Vermont Orchards

In cold temperate regions such as Vermont, considerations for tree response to low temperature events are important. Apple trees begin to enter dormancy ...

Vermont orchards adapt to warmer climate - Addison Independent

A longer growing season means apple growers ... A traditional Vermont varietal, Northern ... cold snap and a spring frost that attacked buds.

Hard frost threatens crops and the farmworkers who tend them ...

A hard frost crept through Vermont last week, damaging thousands of acres of growing produce. With overnight temperatures reaching as low as ...

'A Very Hard Year' - The White River Valley Herald

Apple crops across the state saw different impacts depending on their location. Most of the orchards with the worst outcomes were in colder ...

Critical Spring Temperatures for Frost Damage

If we continue in a spell of colder weather, apple trees will continue to develop more slowly, but once they begin showing tight cluster, pink ...

Vermont's 2024 apple crop bounces back after last year's frost - WCAX

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX ...

2023 Apple Crop Outlook - American Cider Association

Observations collected after the first freeze on March 20th indicated severe damage to both king and side blooms, with an alarming 87% flower ...

Apples – Maine Tree Crop Alliance - Snakeroot Organic Farm

Useful links for apple growers. Frost and Cold Hardiness Considerations in Vermont Apple Orchards , a Univ. of Vermont page. Unfortunately the page itself ...

Low-tech strategies for fighting frost shouldn't be ignored

Winter weed management ... Management of the orchard floor plays an important role in fighting frost. ... Tall grass, weeds and debris between the ...

Apple Orchards Face Tough Decisions This Year - The Takeout

The orchard spends the winter pruning the trees, a task that's integral to ensuring a good crop the following year. Darrow said that because the ...

Vermont farmers take stock of frost damage on apple, strawberry ...

Blueberry blossoms show frost damage on a bush at Green Mountain Orchards in Putney on Thursday, May 18. Vermont fruit growers will be watching ...

apples – Maine Tree Crop Alliance - Snakeroot Organic Farm

Useful links for apple growers. Frost and Cold Hardiness Considerations in Vermont Apple Orchards , a Univ. of Vermont page. Unfortunately the page itself has ...

Lawmakers weigh relief for fruit tree farmers after last May's brutal frost

Bradshaw said UVM Extension estimates Vermont orchards lost about 60% of their revenue statewide, or about $11 million, due to the frost last ...

Protecting Fruit Trees From Frost Damage - Stark Bro's

As buds swell and development begins, the ability to withstand cold temperature changes with the growth stage. Early swollen buds can often withstand ...

Federal aid sought for vineyards, orchards hit by late frost | abc10.com

In southern Vermont, Scott Farm Orchard lost up to 90% of its apple crop when the temperature dipped to 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 3 degrees ...

BEST Hardy Apple Trees for Cold Climates #coldhardyfruittrees ...

... apples over winter 10:55 Apple varieties that store well over winter 12.16 Fruiting wall and apple tree hardiness 15:04 Irrigation and hardy ...

Cold snap may have wiped out Upper Valley apple crop - Valley News

... orchard trees in ice might protect their delicate blossoms and young fruit. Branches bent ...

Apple Farmers Are Down — but Not Out — for This Year's Harvest

University of Vermont Extension tree fruit specialist Terence Bradshaw called the 2023 growing season "just terrible." In addition to the May ...

Apple Orchards Doing Well Despite May Cold Snap

Apple trees at Bowman Orchards in Rexford, New York, are starting to bloom, when they're most susceptible to frost damage. Farm owners ...