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Most cultivars will survive zone 5 winters, but might not flower well without protection – harsh winter temperatures, especially when paired with low snow cover, can kill flower buds.
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Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
The tree needs to store foods to develop flower buds and then fruits.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
With insufficient winter chill, some flower buds may still open, but the flowers will be stunted and unfit for pollination.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
To grow these tomatoes to maximum size, remove most of the flower buds or young tomatoes so that only a few per plant are allowed to ripen.
Perennials.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
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Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
The tree needs to store foods to develop flower buds and then fruits.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
With insufficient winter chill, some flower buds may still open, but the flowers will be stunted and unfit for pollination.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
To grow these tomatoes to maximum size, remove most of the flower buds or young tomatoes so that only a few per plant are allowed to ripen.
Perennials.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
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“Flower bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bud. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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