sunscald

American  

[suhn-skawld] / ˈsʌnˌskɔld /

noun

1. injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.

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Etymology

Origin of sunscald

First recorded in 1850–55; sun + scald ¹

Example Sentences

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sunscald

The other damage that your garden crops can suffer during a heat wave is sunscald.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022

Acid fumes from smelters, frost, sunscald, dry or extremely wet weather, all limit the growth of trees.

From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop

It is an alternate bearer and is subject to sunscald in our hot dry summers.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Another serious type of injury, especially to newly planted trees, is sunscald on the exposed sides of the trunks.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Paper Wrap Gives Summer-Long Protection to Transplanted Trees Too commonly, transplanted nut trees suffer from sunscald injury on their southwest sides during the first summer in the orchard.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association