Winter can be a cruel period for trees. Day-night temperatures may wildly fluctuate and drying winds tend to injure tender buds. Maples (Acer spp.), flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida), birches (Betula spp.), yellowwoods (Cladrastis kentukea), walnuts (Juglans spp.) and elms (Ulmus spp.) are “bleeders”. The sap pressure inside branches is highest during the winter months. If any […]
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Winter Sap Bleeding From Trees Not Harmful
Posted by Hugh on January 28th, 2014
Posted in Birch (Betula spp.), Dogwood (Cornus), Elms (Ulmus), Maples (Acer), Pruning, Southern Appalachian Region, Trees & Shrubs, Walnut, watering tips, Yellowwood 
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