Rapid drops in temperature after extended periods of mild weather at any time between November and March can be really hard on many trees, shrubs and perennials in Central New York landscapes and gardens. Click on the link below to learn more about how such catastrophic freeze events impacted the State of Missouri between 1900 and 1940.
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