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--0000000000003226e6056dfa6923 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The freeze that occurred on the night of June 3/4 in Nova Scotia is already being discussed with regards to agricultural crop damage. Grape vines, tree fruit flower buds (very small "set" fruit) and tender vegetables have all been affected. This was not a frost in the normal sense. This was a freeze. In Kings Co. the air temperature at the normal thermometer height was -1 to -2 C in general. This probably implied a ground level temp. of -3 to -4 C in many areas. On top of the South Mountain I believe the air temperature must have been -4 to -5 C. I haven't heard any discussion yet of the significant freeze damage to *native trees and ferns.* I have made a portfolio of significant and obvious freeze damage to American Beech, Red Oak, White Ash, Bracken Fern, Cinnamon Fern and Sensitive Fern. The White Ash and Sensitive Fern were photographed today at White Rock and the other four species today at Greenfield. The damage was about 48 hours old when photographed. I am *not *reporting something will have a long-term impact on our forests. The tree damage I have seen is primarily on saplings and young trees. But I think the damage is very interesting. https://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Freeze-Damage-on-Native-Trees-and-Ferns/ There are captions on all of these photos. If your browser isn't showing these, please move your cursor to the bottom of the frame to see them. Regards, Rick Whitman --0000000000003226e6056dfa6923 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">The freeze that occurred on the night of June 3/4 in Nova = Scotia is already being discussed with regards to agricultural crop damage.= Grape vines, tree fruit flower buds (very small "set" fruit) and= tender vegetables have all been affected.<div>This was not a frost in the = normal sense. This was a freeze. In Kings Co. the air temperature at the no= rmal thermometer height was -1 to -2 C in general. This probably implied a = ground level temp. of -3 to -4 C in many areas. On top of the South Mountai= n I believe the air temperature must have been -4 to -5 C.</div><div>I have= n't heard any discussion yet of the significant freeze damage to <b>nat= ive trees and ferns.</b>=C2=A0I have made a portfolio of significant and ob= vious freeze damage to American Beech, Red Oak, White Ash, Bracken Fern, Ci= nnamon Fern and Sensitive Fern. The White Ash and Sensitive Fern were photo= graphed today at White Rock and the other four species today at Greenfield.= The damage was about 48 hours old when photographed.</div><div>I am <b>not= </b>reporting something will have a long-term impact on our forests. The t= ree damage I have seen is primarily on saplings and young trees. But I thin= k the damage is very interesting.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D= "https://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Freeze-Damage-on-Native-Trees-and-F= erns/">https://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Freeze-Damage-on-Native-Trees= -and-Ferns/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>There are captions on all of t= hese photos. If your browser isn't showing these, please move your curs= or to the bottom of the frame to see them.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards= ,</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div> --0000000000003226e6056dfa6923--
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