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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Established strawbs don't do much until the ground warms up after the last
frost. I wouldn't try starting new crowns until then.

Not my experience, and I'm a good deal further north (43°). Both types I
have have had green on them right through the winter, and are pushing
out new leaves now.

Both were also started from seed.

The bundles of suckers are often pretty sad - still, giving them a bit
more time before ripping them out is wise - 100% loss is not all that
common. They are often very dried out, which can't help.

Spring here is fairly normal, which is much better than last year, where
everything got excited by record heat in March and early April only to
be frozen solid in late April. No tree fruit at all.

And yes, global average higher temperatures can (and likely will) result
in local variations that are colder than normal. The system becomes less
stable. Most of the area suffering a cold spring now was roasting with
record heat all last summer...

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