Dorchester, Wisconsin. Dorchester is a village in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, along the 45th parallel. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. Of this, 871 were in Clark County, and only 5 were in Marathon County.
Petunias have a base temperature of about 39 degrees F and are considered cold tolerant; however, freezing temperatures can kill petunias because the plants' cells need the sun's energy for photosynthesis.nce petunias have endured frost or freeze injury, there is not much you can do to save the plant. At times, frost-injured plant parts can be cut back, and plants may outgrow the damage. Petunias can survive the light frost of southern climates, as petunias will come back in the spring following a hard freeze.
Freezing rain and glaze on a large scale is called an ice storm. Effects on plants can be severe, as they cannot support the weight of the ice. Trees may snap as they are dormant and fragile during winter weather.