Sunscald Damage to Tree Bark

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Older chokecherry trees seem to be very susceptible to sunscald damage. Chokecherries typically grow in a thicket with numerous root suckers growing around the trunk bases, shading the trunks of older stems. Growing as a single tree they seem to be less able to withstand the direct heating of the trunk during the dormant months of winter

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