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Originally Posted by octothorp
That's the major issue. I think the secondary issue is that sudden drops in temperature within a tree can kill tissue. Trees in our climate naturally harden themselves in preparation for winter, but when we go from warm weather to caked-on ice in a matter of hours, it's probably devastating for young limbs.
I'm very curious to see what trees weather this best. Mature poplar, elm, and manitoba maple have all been pretty hard-hit from what I've seen. Anything with a 'weeping' shape seems to be doing pretty well since their branches are already shaped downward. Also I've seen several mountain ash that are holding a lot of snow without signs of breaking. Columnular and towering trees are completely distorted but it's hard to tell if they're going to bounce back from that.
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Mountain ash can have a hard time when they're loaded up with berries on them. And if they do go they can even split down the middle
