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tlbean2004, I have really been wondering if your buds were killed. You may recall (or see it above) that after you posted that thread I told you that I had one tree that looked almost exactly like yours and I was also worried about the coming cold. As it turned out, we got down to about 5 degrees here (I read that you got to around 15). You also mentioned seeing some browning, can you tell for sure yet how bad it hurt your tree? As for me, I think it killed every single brown bud-fruit or leaf. All the small green buds on my tree are now brown and when I pull them open they seem to be brown inside as well!!!! I'm so mad, but at least it was my only tree that was starting to bud and therefore (hopefully) the only one to be damaged, By the way, I can't tell 100%, but it looks like the thing around the trunk in vanman23's photo above is exactly what I use, and if so it works great, is very cheap, and easy to find and work with. What I use is 6-8 inch black, flexible, corrugated pipe. It comes in big rolls (they are big and bulky due to the pipe being 6-8 inches wide but its still fairly cheap and light to move) and can be purchased at Lowes and other similar places. It also usually has small 1/2 inch or so holes randomly every few inches, which allows breathing but not mice, etc. You can cut off a 2-3 foot section for your tree (another advantage of this is you can select and cut off different lengths for different trees). Then for really small whips you can just slide it around the whip and lower it to the ground. For larger trees, you can simply take the 2-3 foot section you cut off the main roll, and cut it length wise. You can then pull it apart enough to open it up and place it around the trunk of the tree. It will automatically pull itself back together and maintain plenty of strength to keep critters out. hope this helps you or others.

Actually, trees don't multitask very well. If buds are breaking the new growth will occur at the sacrifice of carbon allocations meant for storage in the root system. It's that stored energy that will result in plenty of new growth in the spring, as well as winter cold protection of the roots. Carbon allocation is the reason why late summer pruning or fertilization is folly. The tree will always respond by pushing out new growth. The same response from woody plants will occur if they are damaged or defoliated during the growing season....it is in the best interest of the plant to replace the leaves....their carbon factories. The plant doesn't know that once that savings account is gone, it'll be bankrupt come spring. Does that make sense?

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