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Photo - Barb Heller
(01/16/12) Birches bent double, spireas flattened, evergreens folded up like umbrellas -- heavy ice and snow put a huge strain on trees and woody shrubs, and temperatures around zero don't help. Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy tells Martha Foley there's not much to be done. Propping up a stressed branch is a good idea, but be gentle otherwise.
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