[APWG] Easter freeze

[lirichar at vt.edu]

It'd be great if the Microstegium was severly knocked back.
We had similar conditions in Tennessee with very warm temperatures the week
prior. Many native trees had broken bud and the new shoots got killed. I assume
the older trees have reserves that will help them produce another flush of
growth. Any thoughts on the fate of the young trees?




Quoting ForestRuss at aol.com:

> APWG:
>
> In early April the Microstegium in central West Virginia was emerging and
> was about 1/4" tall when the big freeze hit.  We had several  consecutive
> days
> of night time temperatures in the low 20's or  colder.  It now appears that a
> majority of the first  germination Japanese stiltgrass is dead in much of the
> region and  what did not get killed was severely damaged by the very cold
> temperatures.
>
> It will be interesting to see how thick the second germination will be when
> the weather warms.
>
> Russ Richardson
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