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Will My Plants Survive From Winter Burn Effects?

As the temperatures warm, our landscapes will come alive with new growth, bright flowers and bold foliage.  It will be then that we begin to recognize the impact of the winter season.  Winter burn is one of the culprits we’re prominently seeing in the St. Louis area.

Impacts to evergreen and late flowering summer shrubs will be the greatest. 

Evergreens experience a winter drought stress as a result of moisture literally being frozen in the ground- thus the plants cannot take up the moisture they need for normal transpiration.   The most obvious damage, winter burn, will show up on formerly tender new growth from late fall that did not have a chance to harden off prior to the cold temperatures.

Read the full article here:
http://www.dowcoinc.com/winter-burn-in-st-louis-plants/

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