If you must remove any crossed or diseased branches, do so in the dormant season.
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Because of their extended dormant season, water hickory seedlings are able to survive late-spring floods better than most of their would-be competitors.
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Lilies are usually planted as bulbs in the dormant season.
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Submergence during the dormant season, however, has no adverse effect.
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Climate changes deep in the dormant season (winter) will not be recorded.
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