Stop once temperatures cool noticeably, plants produce fewer new buds, or the first frost is only a few weeks away.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
15 Sep. 2026
Norm Schultz, a farmer at Linvilla Orchards, said an unusually warm spring caused the trees to open their buds early, leaving the delicate blossoms vulnerable when temperatures dropped.
Norm Schultz, a farmer at Linvilla Orchards, said an unusually warm spring caused the trees to open their buds early, leaving the delicate blossoms vulnerable when temperatures dropped.
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Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
14 Sep. 2026
The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.
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