Question that has been emailed in: "Should you be in a rush to spray Dormant Oil on your trees before the warm weather sparks leaf break out?"Answer: The warm weather in our East Washington through South Idaho area has created bud swell in many of the trees; however there are other factors that make leaf push happen such as Phototropism or length of day. Trees protect themselves from this type of odd occurrence by not forming leaves until the daylight hours have reached a point that will sustain the chlorophyll production. So there is no need to get in a panic.
If you can get your dormant oil done (great inexpensive organic way to control damaging insects that we will go over next week) go ahead but keep in mind the bark must be dry before freezing to prevent the bark from cracking.
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