With the onset of winter, the trouble of the owners of summer cottages and garden plots did not decrease. It is also necessary to take care of protecting garden trees from severe frosts. Some valuable tips will help you resolve this issue in a timely manner.
White fruit trees in winter
Whitewashing will protect the trees from such harmful factors as frost and overheating. In the first case, the white color will reflect part of the sun's rays in winter. This will prevent the wood and bark from heating up very much, and then freezing.
A whitewashed trunk will also protect the bark in frost from cracking. And whitewashing prevents the appearance of ice.
Trees need to be whitened to a height of 1.5 meters, capturing the entire trunk to the first skeletal branches. It is important not to overdo it with lime in the prepared solution, otherwise you can burn the bark. You can remove a little earth at the very base of the trunk and whiten there. Then add soil again. To prepare whitewash, you can use chalk or special paint for trees.
After heavy snowfalls we shake off the snow from the branches
Snow on tree branches is not only a beautiful sight. Snow can be dangerous for branches, because over time it becomes dense and heavy. As a result, the branches will break and in the spring the tree will look sad.
To shake off snow, you need to take a broom with a pen or a long stick. With slight movements, bring down a significant part of the snow from the branches. Slightly recorded sections of branches also need to be shaken off. During the thaw, the snow may melt and then freeze again, which will freeze the branches.
If the branches are covered with ice, they should not be touched. It’s better to put some emphasis under them for a while. After warming, the ice can be removed.
We heat the circle around the barrel
So that the root system of the tree does not die from the cold, it is necessary to insulate the trunk circle 6 to fill the earth around the tree trunk with a height of 20-30 centimeters and a diameter of about 1 meter. The earth will protect not only the roots, but also the base of the trunk.
We trample snow periodically in the near-trunk circle
It protects tree roots and compacted snow near the trunk. If you periodically trample snow in the near-stem circle, then this procedure will help with sudden changes in temperature. Trampling should start from the base of the trunk and gradually expand the diameter to 50-80 cm.
We shelter young fruit trees
We must not forget about the warming of young fruit trees. With the onset of winter, it is better to hide them. Types of covering material may be different. This is spruce spruce branches, fallen leaves, burlap or felt.
If artificial shelters, such as burlap, are used, then the tree should be wrapped several times in the form of a cone. Such a shelter will well protect young trees from snow, wind and frost. The spruce spruce tree copes well with its role. At minus 25-30 degrees at the roots under coniferous shelter, the temperature will not be lower than 4-6 degrees.
Do not use straw as a covering material. Mice and other small rodents have long chosen this material for their holes.
It is important to pay more attention to the plantations in preparation for the winter, and then the trees will thank the harvest for their care.
