Table 1. Estimates for numbers of days for wound responses of peach bark to occur following hypothetical injuries made in March, April, May, and June in Vineland, Ontario.z
Injury dateNumber of days
Lignin formationSuberin formation
March 154962
March 313649
April 152739
April 302232
May 1 51827
May 311523
June 151321
  • z Based on averaged annual degree-day accumulations (base = O C) in Vineland Station, Ontario, from 1935-1985. Estimated accumulated degree-days required for complete lignification and complete suberization are 256 and 411, respectively.