Apparent damage has been detected on some tomato plant varieties and pepper transplants throughout Hood County. Prolonged low temperatures just above freezing can adversly affect young plants. Low-temperatures damage is shown as a decline in plant color, near stoppage of photosynthesis, and insufficient heat units to compensate for stress. If you have been out and about most areas of Texas this winter, you have probably noticed that trees are beginning to show the effects of the continued dry weather. Severe water stress will injure trees and may kill them.
Hardwood trees display numerous symptoms related to water stress.
Wilting of leaves is a common indication of water stress. It may be, but it may be brought on by our recent droughts. Drought-stressed trees may exhibit signs of dieback or decline. This may be the tree's way of coping with a stressful situation. If the roots are unable to supply enough moisture and nutrients to the crown of the tree, the crown will usuallDuring this drought, the best thing for trees and plants is water.