Winter sun can split young bark.
Low afternoon sun warms the southwest side of thin-barked trunks, then a fast evening freeze cracks them. Young maples, lindens, honeylocusts, and fruit trees are most at risk.
After leaf drop, wrap the lower trunk with light-colored tree wrap and remove it in spring. Questions? Link in bio. #TreeCare #Sunscald #Arborist #TreasureValley #MeridianIdaho #NampaIdaho #WinterTreeCare
Close-up of a properly wrapped young trunk, or a carousel showing a sunscald crack on slide one and a wrapped trunk on slide two.
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