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Expertise on How Trees Deal with Ice Storms

Posted by melissa.brown1 | February 21, 2024

MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM — MGs in the News

Published in: The Columbian • January 17, 2024

By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Staff Writer

From the The Columbian article:

WSU Clark County Master Garden Program Coordinator Erika Johnson advised, “Folks should generally leave their trees and shrubs alone once covered with a layer of ice. Woody trees are genetically designed to bend in response to weight.”

Read the entire article online.


The Washington State University Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program can be reached at (564) 397-5738, or by email: erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu