Frost last 2 days

[plantsnobin]

Here are some pics of frost damage, or in cases, lack of any frost damage.

Hardy Kiwi, along with a Cherry tree. Kiwi is toast, cherry is just fine.


Russian quince, Aromatnaya This is the first year for blooms, I think I have had it for 3 or 4 years. I think I am really going to like this as an attractive edible. Doesn't get any leaf spot issues, tolerated my lack of watering it after I planted it. Now, if only it tastes good...


Asian Pear just planted last fall, from Englands Nursery. Blooms early, but frost didn't touch it. Is setting several fruits, I'll have to thin but I may let it set one or two.

Didn't take a pic, but my Schisandra vine was nipped by the frost too, it had some blooms on it too. I have had it for several years, this was the first time I had seen it bloom. Aronias, serviceberries didn't have any damage, persimmon got a few tips burned back but nothing major. Hope you have all escaped any damage. Our last frost date is May 10, but everything is early this year, by about 2 weeks. We have had temps in mid 80's, and everything has bloomed early. We are bone dry already too-those April showers just didn't show.

[mnjrutherford]

Asian pears are VERY cold tolerant. They actually need the cold for good fruit. A friend wants to farm them in MI.

[denninmi]

Bummer. My original planting of hardy kiwi was done in 1988. In those 22 years, they've had more than a few when they looked like that. The vine will grow back rapidly, but it does ruin the fruit crop for the year. It looks like yours is maybe just a newish plant, so possibly too small to fruit, anyway.

Asian pears do great in my part of Michigan (SE part of the state, northwestern suburbs of Detroit). Some of them require a lot of thinning to get tasty fruit, though. If you let too many grow, they are small and flavorless.