Question: I am in the process of ordering a couple of fruit trees online. What are the chill hours for Sun City Anthem in Henderson? I thought it was 300 hours or less. A couple of apricot trees yo ...

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Wind chill refers to the wind’s effect on our perception of the cold. For example, if it’s 35 degrees and the wind blows at 10 miles per hour, it will feel like 27 degrees. Brrr! So, what are ...

You may not associate cold weather and fruit trees together, but to have a great harvest, a certain number of chill hours are required. Here's why!

Most fruit trees need a certain minimum number of chill hours before they will break dormancy, bloom and grow vigorously in the spring. Houston gardens usually get 400-500 chill hours, but for the ...

Chill hours encourage hormones to reduce growth inhibitors throughout the winter season, preparing the tree to interrupt dormancy, encourage growth, bloom and then set fruit.

Many pluots do require 400 or more winter chill hours so, to be safest, it would be advisable to plant the semi-dwarf pluot Dapple Supreme which only needs 300 hours to flower and fruit.

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The North Hollywood weather station — which is closer to my residence than any of the other 273 such stations throughout California — recorded well over 400 winter chill hours, explaining the ...