RE: OT: wind chill and plants
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Hi Bill,
As someone who has mixed success with bonsai, I can report that windchill is
a factor for some plants. I have given up on all pines except mughos. All
other pines would get windburned and die. Pine bonsai seem particularly
susceptible to wind damage. They need copious amounts of water to
counterbalance the effects of the wind. Very high or very low temperatures
only compound the problem.
Iris are probably less susceptible, but I would suggest that wind can be a
contributing factor to winterkill.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
>
> I wonder if wind chill is as important to low-growing plants as it is to
> humans. Wind chill temperatures are calculated as their effect on us. It
> can be quite different within a foot of the ground, where wind velocities
> are much slower.
>
> Can anyone enlighten us on this?
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
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