Steve Peek wrote:

Peaches are a lot more susceptible to frost damage while the petals are
still attached. Once they have fallen the ovary is protected by the shuck
until the ovary swells enough to split the shuck. Temps can go to the high
twenties for several hours with no real damage while the shuck protects the
ovary. The petals seem to provide a pathway for frost to damage the ovary.
Breezy conditions are your friend as long as the temps don't drop to low.
HTH,

thanks,

forecast for tonight is 31F and windy, so i
think they'll be ok. will see tree owner
tomorrow. tomorrow's evening forecast is for
27F and not as breezy, so they'll probably
want to protect the tree.


songbird