So far as I know, wind chill is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to plants and other life forms that are not warm-blooded creatures. Wind-chilll provides an estimate of how we perceive the cold, but the measured temperature on the thermometer is still the temperature experienced by trees. Winds can affect plants by increasing desiccation, especially if winds persist over long periods of time, but I don’t think a single night of very low wind chills will have much impact on dormant trees. With very cold nights and high winds, I suppose there could eventually be some freeze-drying effects, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard much about that kind of damage on trees? ******************************************** Dave Rosenberger, Plant Pathologist, Hudson Valley Lab, P.O. Box 727, Highland, NY 12528 Cell: 845-594-3060 ********************************************
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:53 PM, Arthur Kelly <kellyorcha...@gmail.com<mailto:kellyorcha...@gmail.com>> wrote: Does anyone have a handle on how wind chill relates to fruit bud critical temps. We are expecting -11F tonight with a wind chill effect of around -30 F. -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net<mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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