Subject: Question trees downed by winter ice and snow
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Date: 2/26/03 1:48 AM Eastern Standard Time
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John is right, tieing the branches with clothes line or something that
will not cut through the branches but offer support from the wind, snow
or ice is very helpful. I always did mine in the fall & released them in
the late spring, I live in Ohio sometimes we also have some damaging
winter weather . By again Kitty


Thanks Kitty,
I did post to John that they were tied. The trees simply came right out of the
ground.
Could it have been the age - the trees were about 16? Also, we had a severe
drought this past summer. Could that have weakened the trees to such an extent?
Thanks! Jenny - Zone 6 South Central Pa.