On Feb 6, 1:50*pm, Caesar Romano wrote:
On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:38:03 -0500, Lawn Guy wrote Re
Piling snow around tree trunks - good, bad, or neither?:

So my question about snow packed around tree trunks applies to those
trees as well.

Yes, the packed snow around the trees will harm them because the snow
will still be there long after the surround snow is melted, thus
keeping the tree cold for a longer time than is natural for that
climate.

It's not so much the local climate that matters, it's the tree's
hardiness range. Sugar Maples range from 3-8 or 4-9 depending on the
variety and who you talk to, but both are well beyond what the snow
pack will do. In one way the snow pack is insulation from colder
temperatures, just like on your roof. The only difference is that the
tree might bloom later in the Spring, and if the OP is worried, he can
just blow the snow back to where it was in the first place.

R