Fruit trees such as peaches and citron are damaged by cold waves in South Korea

The Rural Development Administration (Chief Heo Tae-woong) announced on the 8th that damage occurred in some of the fruit trees as the temperature in the main production area of fruit trees fell below the limit temperature for the occurrence of frozen damage due to a nationwide surprise cold wave earlier last month. As a result of the investigation of frozen damage, there was no special damage to apples and pears, but frozen damage occurred in the flower buds and main stems (weekly) of peaches, sweet persimmons, and citron. Peaches have suffered damage from freezing flowers nationwide, mainly for young trees and varieties with poor cold resistance, and some farmhouses have suffered damage from branches and stems turning brown. Sweet persimmons have suffered from damage to flower buds in some areas, but most of them are at a mild level with no problem in producing fruit normally. Citron grown in southern regions is expected to significantly reduce fruit production due to severe ...