While the cooler weather could impact spring planting, it is beneficial for Texas fruit crops.
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension says that fruit trees like peaches and apples depend on cool cloudy weather in the winter for proper growth in the Spring.
As of now, fruit growers throughout the Lone Star State are cautiously optimistic that the conditions they refer to as “chill hours” will persist favorably for the crop. During these chill hours, temperatures need to be between 32 and 50 degrees.
