Given the cold weather that started April 10, 2022, that our region experienced, there were a lot of questions from the growers regarding the frost protection on apple and cherry trees. Below are a few resources with information on the use of wind machines for fruit frost protection in commercial tree fruit crops.
Factsheets
Frost Protection: Tips and Techniques https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/0/7265/files/2017/01/frost-protection-tips-techniques-1qelzi6.pdf
Wind machines for minimizing cold injury https://brocku.ca/ccovi/wp-content/uploads/sites/125/Research-Wind-machines-3.pdf
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Towards a physics-based understanding of fruit frost protection using wind machines https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168192319304848
Non-peer reviewed publications
Orchard Frost – Protection with Wind Machines https://extension.psu.edu/orchard-frost-protection-with-wind-machines
Wind machines for minimizing cold injury to horticultural crops https://www.ontario.ca/page/wind-machines-minimizing-cold-injury-horticultural-crops#section-6
Protecting your fruit from frost and freeze https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/protecting-your-fruit-from-frost-and-freeze/
Frost protection strategies https://www.goodfruit.com/frost-protection-strategies/
Frost protection for fruit trees https://www.fruitandveggie.com/frost-protection-for-fruit-trees-20672/
