Frost protection bags for protecting young trees from SUMMER heat?

[WaterFowler]

It stays between 105-115 degrees all day here during the summer and my young trees that do not have an obstacle blocking them from western sun exposure have a hard time without protection. I have a bunch of black 60% Agfabric shade material that I wrap around stakes to protect them but it's a battle with dry winds keeping them up and repairing tears.

 I also have a bunch of these Agfabric frost protection bags I never used this winter, and I got to thinking of these migrant worker women I saw working in the fields last summer in the brutal heat. They all had hoodie sweaters on. So I figure these frost protection bags might work great protecting trees from the intense heat here, and since they are bags with draw strings, they would hold up great against the winds.

What do you guys think? Would they work in the summer, or would they do the opposite and overheat the tree because they are not as porous as regular shading material?

[Jct]

I would think that it would lead to heat retention within the bag, acting like a green house. I use shade cloth too, but usually do not have your high winds to deal with.

[Saltcayman]

I drive four stakes into the ground around the seedling then add horizontal pieces with screws at the top to form a box. Then I staple 60 percent black shade fabric on the sides and top. When the seedling gets bigger I remove the top panel.  When the tree outgrows the shelter ire use it with another seedling.

[MangoFang]

Waterfowler - take it from a fellow coachella valley grower - DO NOT USE frost cloth for
summer protection.  I did it last year on a glenn mango and lost half the plant to a terrible
burn from the heat retention that Jct quessed would happen.  Use SHADE CLOTH only for
shading. 

Where in the valley are you located?  I'm in Palm Springs.

Gary

[WaterFowler]

That's good to know Gary. It's unfortunate that the cloth actually hurt your tree but thanks for letting me know of your experience so I did not make the same mistake.

I live in Thermal. But most of my trees are located either at my parent's ranch by the racetrack in Thermal as well or at my rental home in Indio at the corner of 49 and Jefferson. I just say Palm Springs because most people don't know where Indio (home of the "Coachella"fest) and especially Thermal are. The microclimate in Indio is so much better than Thermal. All the trees do really well there except for the avocado. Cooler in the summer, warmer in the winter, less wind, less akaline soil, more humidity etc than Thermal. But I have acres to play with at my parent's ranch.