Protect Shrubs From Snow Falling Off Roof

Protecting plants from this type of injury often involves wrapping them in burlap.

Protect shrubs from snow falling off roof.

Wrap upright conifers such as yews cypress and arborvitae with twine or rope. Natural snowfall or windblown snow seldom result in plant injury. After heavy snowfalls snow and ice build up. Winter protection is advised for flowering shrubs.

In your zone your best bets would be blue princess and blue prince meserve hybrid holly or maybe american holly. Holly and yew regrow from old wood so they would tolerate aggressive pruning to keep them the right size and could eventually recover from heavy snow damage. These teepees are basically a wooden shelter that keeps the snow from hitting the plant. You really have two options to protect your plants from snow and ice falling from your roof.

Snow protect snow retention systems hold back the avalanche of snow and ice allowing it to melt naturally and safely. The first is to build an a frame over the plants. Then with gloved hands carefully remove the snow from the branches. Unfortunately this can make the situation worse when burlap thatï s secured tightly against sensitive plants is saturated with salt water repeatedly thus increasing the salt concentration on the foliage over the course of the winter.

Heavy snow can break the branches of shrubs and bushes but you might be able to build frames to protect them out of wood slats and heavy gauge plastic. If you are concerned about injury to your favorite plants from the settling snow protect them by scooping the snow away from the plant. It s usually the devices we use to remove snow that cause the most damage. Snow and ice sliding off metal roofs can injure people harm landscaping bend gutters destroy air conditioning units and dent vehicles.

Build a shelter quickly cheaply and with natural materials to protect your plants from the cold.