Main points
- Severe February frosts damaged fruit trees, especially cherries and apricots, in several regions of Ukraine, including Vinnytsia region.
- The damage to the trees is attributed to the prolonged rains and warm autumn of last season, which prevented them from entering the winter dormancy phase.
Frost hits the trees / Photo Freepik
Severe frosts in the first half of February damaged fruit trees in a number of regions of Ukraine. Stone crops, in particular cherries and apricots, were most affected.
Frosts harm orchards
A severe cold snap in early February has damaged fruit trees in some regions of Ukraine, especially stone fruits, Agrotimes reports. This was reported by Alik Ryabiy, owner of the gardening enterprise “ROST-R” from Chernivtsi region.
According to him, in some orchards in Vinnytsia region, up to 90% of trees were affected. Frosts damaged branches, young growths, and even trunks, and the first signs of damage became noticeable during the thaw – young shoots began to turn black.
The specialist notes that this year the cold hit not only the flowers, as before, but also the buds. Cherries and apricots were the most affected, while pome crops were more resistant.
Please note! One of the reasons for the vulnerability of trees could be the weather conditions of the previous season – prolonged rains and a warm autumn caused prolonged sap flow and prevented plants from fully entering the winter dormancy phase. As a result, severe frosts damaged trees that did not have time to adapt to the cold.
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