Frost cracks, or splits in the tree trunk wood and bark, typically extend longitudinally in the center of the trunk and may appear after unusually cold winters. Scientists do not universally agree on the underlying cause of frost cracks, but all agree they are related to fluctuations in the temperature of trunk tissues that can occur during severely cold weather.
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Title
Environmental injury
Creators
Rita L. (Rita Lynn) Hummel (Author)
Marianne Ophardt (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension); 199E
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900501651101842
Copyright
In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess