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mbernhar | 00:25 Wed 01st Aug 2007 | How it Works
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How does spraying water on flowering trees protect them from freeze damage?
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From what I can gather. You spray the trees before the frost sets in and the water freezes more gradually than a thin layer of frost would, owing to it's bulk. This ice layer prevents moisture being lost from the tree which otherwise can accelerate the damage.

That's what I gather from reading various articles on the net

16:21 Wed 01st Aug 2007
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A somewhat more technical answer here.

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=14 51245
12:02 Thu 02nd Aug 2007

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