Why some fruit trees do not fall leaves for the winter.

I think that sometimes you noticed young fruit trees with leaves not fallen for the winter. Usually these are young trees that were planted no more than three to five years ago.

Not all, but most of the leaves dry up and remain on the branches until next spring.

Inexperienced gardeners do not know what to do in this case and even try to pick them off by hand.

So, you can not do this under any circumstances! The leftover foliage is not as useless as it sounds, because it produces carbohydrates.

If the leaves are torn off, the roots will not receive enough carbohydrates and the tree will not be able to overwinter normally.

How can you help trees grow normally?

At the end of summer, it is necessary to pinch the top in order to suspend the growth of the shoots a little, but if the growth of the shoots does not stop, repeat the procedure at the beginning of autumn.

Why don't the leaves fall in autumn?

Since the leaves remain on the branches, this means that there is some incompleteness of growth processes and incomplete preparation for winter.

The main reason for this anomaly is excessive nitrogen feeding at the end of summer.

Also, some trees of southern varieties, not intended for cultivation in other, colder regions, not adapted to the local climate and do not have time to complete development.

Although winters have become much milder lately, this is still not enough for southern trees.
Therefore, do not be lazy and do the top pin on time.

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