On 11 Mar 2013 14:00:59 GMT, Emery Davis
wrote:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

Whilst we have had little snow here in the last 48 hours it has been
very cold with very strong NE gusts (sufficient to blow a length of 2
metre high hedge over) so I am intrigued as to the benefit of applying
copper (sulphate?) to acers in such weather.
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rbel