Stumper
One Man Band
I pruned 3 Apples, 2 Crabapples, a Pear, and a Walnut today. There are a few Walnuts around town so I occassionally work on them but not often. This is the first time I can remember pruning one in early dormancy. We had our first hard freeze less than 2 weeks ago. The leaves were off except for 3 or 4 interior twigs. The tree dripped sap out of the cuts like an early spring maple! Is that typical or did I just encounter a fluke? Low last night was 19* and it got to 45* this afternooon. I was working on it in the late morning when temps were about 40*.