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Grow with KARE: How did plants fare after a wacky winter?

There was a bit of concern with the lack of snowfall and how that might impact the perennials especially.

MINNEAPOLIS — This winter brought some wacky weather.

Our warmest winter on record and less snow than the region has experienced in a while. The spring was warm and so far has been very wet for many.

Bobby and Laura went to chat with Julie Weisenhorn, an extension educator at the UMN Landscape Arboretum about how our trees, perennials and all the other plants we love came out of that weird weather.

The good news is that Weisenhorn says most everything did just fine. There was a bit of concern with the lack of snowfall and how that might impact the perennials especially. Snow acts as an insulator from the big arctic blasts in winter. The region had just one cold outbreak this past season but it was with little to no snow on the ground. It seems though, that there was very little winter kill. 

Where there might be some damage is from animals, specifically rabbits. With little to no snow for much of the winter, rabbits had easy access to trees and shrubs near ground level. In many years, those areas are protected by deeper snow cover.

Did you discover any winter kill or animal damage this spring? Let us know!

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