Preventing Winter Damage To Plants

December 06, 2007

Several types of winter plant damage occur in our area. The most obvious type referred to as tip-kill or die-back, is a result of the local conditions - mainly cold winds, bright sun, and low relative humidity. These conditions accelerate the normally slow loss of water from plant tissues and result in dry twigs, damaged buds, desiccated evergreen foliage, and the death of certain plants. Thaws in the winter with the alternate cold winds also cause ...