Mix again on medium speed for an additional 2 minutes until the frosting is light and smooth. Remove about ⅓ cup of frosting and put in a small bowl. Add in the desired amount of red food coloring.

Chill hours are calculated by adding the number of accumulated hours above 32 degrees and below 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the dormant period for the tree. For our area this is usually late ...

If trees do show signs of frost damage, resist the urge to prune out “dead” wood in the early spring. Allow a few months for the trees to recover with the return of warm weather.

For those that have younger trees, Ellwood stressed the importance of watering your trees when the weather gets really hot; mainly after mid-June.