DETERMINE INJURY FROM COLD WEATHER 



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Injuries on the trunk, often on the south and southwest sides, 

 may develop if sudden changes of temperatures have occurred 

 during the days and nights of winter. 



Occasionally the twigs and young branches of fruit trees 

 are killed during severe winters. Apricots and peaches are 



(Indiana Exp. Station) 

 Fig. 58. Ten-year old Stayman Winesap apple 

 tree with sparse summer foliage as a result 

 of winter injury. 



usually less resistant to low temperatures than apples and 

 some species of plums. Cherries and the Japanese plums 

 are usually intermediate between these other fruits in their 

 resistance to low temperatures. 



When the branches of young apple trees are injured by 



