Each winter I am amazed how the woody shrubs and trees survive the extreme winter weather as low as -40 at my place. This is a gift of nature for us, that we can continue to enjoy the beauty of plants in extreme low temperatures. Nature has created them in a way that these plants prevent water from freezing within their cells. The water moves out of the cells in response to freezing temperature, freezing in areas between the cell walls were ice formation is not destructive. The slow dehydration results in concentration of sugar and metabolic compounds in the remaining cell sap which lowers in the freezing point. Isn't that amazing. This makes the Red twig, Dogwood, Cherry, Birch and Pine tree smiling around my house !
Amazing Survivors of -40 24/7
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