A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...
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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.
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Are Winter Tree Explosions a Myth or Mystery?

Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos ...
The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...
The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...
Weather Forecaster Kendra Heath breaks down the rare instance of exploding trees.
Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social ...
As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like explosions ...
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as "frost cracking." ...