In this Victoria Buzz article, Matthew Coady from the Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada, Ltd. talks about how fluctuating winter weather conditions have affected trees in Victoria.
Following an uncommonly warm and dry winter, local arborists are warning Victorians of the impacts the climate conditions may have on trees in the Greater Victoria region.
Local arborist Matthew Coady, who works as an area manager in Victoria for Davey Tree Canada, says that uncharacteristically warm weather can affect many plants in different ways.
One example of the impacts may be a tree’s timing being interrupted.
“So we get warm weather, buds can burst, leaves can come out, flowers can pop out, and if there is a freeze that follows, it can make the buds a little bit more vulnerable,” Coady told Victoria Buzz.
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