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Dooryard Citrus & Cold Weather |
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In case of frost or freeze warnings
- Plants can be covered with winter frost blankelt, found at your local garden center,or regular blankets.
- Soil can be banked up to bottom limbs prior to winter in December and removed March 1st.
- Plants in containers should be brought indoors.
Plants effected by a freeze
- Some leaf drop can be expected. This should be temporary.
- Never prune trees until new growth starts back in late spring (April). At that time all cuts should be made at least 1/2" below damaged wood.
If a grafted Plant
- Any sprouts below the graft are rootstock sprouts and should be removed. Severely cut back plants will produce following the next bloom cycle.
Plants on their own root
- Even if plants are frozen back to soil level, any growth at all will be the same variety and produce after the next bloom cycle.
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