A companion to British arboriculture

hail damage

Hail stones tear and tatter leaves, bruise or kill the thin bark of young woody stems and, in top fruit trees, damage the fruit (at times a serious source of loss). The damage is most severe on the windward and upper sides.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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