For the winter, ornamental perennial shrubs, berry bushes or winter plantings are usually covered.
Fruit trees are rarely remembered, but winter is a difficult period for all plants without exception. Especially in a winter with little snow.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, told how to properly cover trees for the winter.
Why do this?
A simple shelter will help trees survive the winter if there is little snow in the winter.
In natural conditions, it is snowdrifts that act as insulation.
First of all, you need to take care of young trees and fragile seedlings.
How to cover trees
1. For the winter, it is recommended to loosen the soil and water the seedlings thoroughly.
This way you can protect the roots from frost before the snow falls.
2. Next, you need to cover the trunk area with mulch.
This could be straw, rotted sawdust, coniferous branches or other materials, such as burlap or agrofibre.
3. If possible, you can build a frame shelter, which is considered the most effective.
It is also important to remember that in addition to frost, young trees need to be protected from rodents and hares, which can gnaw off the bark in winter.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
