Tender leaves frost bitten. the closer they are to the ground, the worse the damage.
the so called late frosts of our farm have a reputation among other farms late frosts as it isn´t uncommon to experience them as late as the last nights of April.
having a light frost in mid March is nothing out of the normal.
it is either raining non stop for weeks on end and frost free due to the overcast skies, or,
your plants are hammered by a night in and night out of frosts.. tough choice there, I know.
so as we had a couple of days rain free, we also got the night in between with a frost. a light frost I should say.
it was enough though to frost bite the tender Mulberry leaves that were getting ready to open.
it is a common scene and happens most years were early tender leaves open, corresponding with the late frosts.
last year it was the Pecans that spread their newly formed leaves just to get them frost bitten a few nights later.
the damage done by one frosty night, takes weeks to overcome.
deciduous trees prepare their buds for the "right moment" for months.
it is bad enough in mid winter when frosts ravage plants, but as spring time approaches, it gets even worse as plants are willingly more exposed to the risk.
These buds, higher up the tree, are notably less affected than those down lower.
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wishing us all a peaceful week.
That is very nice