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When is the best time to give my new fruit trees a winter wash?

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Wait until the trees have lost all of their leaves and are fully dormant. This is usually between November and February, depending on the severity of the winter and where you live in the UK. Spraying with Winter Wash from Vitax or Westland'>Winter Tree Wash from Westland will kill many of the insects surviving the winter on the trees as eggs

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