Winter Tree Management During Drought Conditions
Peter Kolb (PhD) MSU Extension Forestry Specialist sent this email to Extension Agents last week. It is very timely for winter tree management in drought conditions.
Such warm weather events are not entirely uncommon across Montana. Most of our native tree species need a minimum chilling period before they are able to break dormancy. There is a chance that this freezing requirement has not yet been met. Studies have shown that delays do take place in the breaking of tree dormancy.
Some tree species are also triggered by diurnal daylight ratios r...