Posted by harvey1964 on February 20, 2011, 1:16 pm
after severe frosts at christmas my cordyline has been shedding leaves
everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
years so far....
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harvey1964
Posted by Chris Hogg on February 20, 2011, 5:01 pm
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:16:54 +0000, harvey1964
>after severe frosts at christmas my cordyline has been shedding leaves
>everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
>will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
>years so far....
There was an almost identical question here towards the end of
January. It seems that cordylines took a hammering this winter,
everywhere. The probability is that the top and most of the trunk is
dead. Does the top of the trunk feel soft and mushy? If so, it is very
likely dead. The good news is that the root may have survived, and if
it has, it will usually send up a shoot or three in a few months time.
Be patient, and if shoots appear, you can cut down the old trunk. If
they don't, you can still cut down the old trunk!
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Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
Posted by Martin Brown on February 21, 2011, 5:54 am
On 20/02/2011 22:01, Chris Hogg wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:16:54 +0000, harvey1964
>>
>> after severe frosts at christmas my cordyline has been shedding leaves
>> everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
>> will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
>> years so far....
> There was an almost identical question here towards the end of
> January. It seems that cordylines took a hammering this winter,
> everywhere. The probability is that the top and most of the trunk is
> dead. Does the top of the trunk feel soft and mushy? If so, it is very
> likely dead. The good news is that the root may have survived, and if
> it has, it will usually send up a shoot or three in a few months time.
> Be patient, and if shoots appear, you can cut down the old trunk. If
> they don't, you can still cut down the old trunk!
It is certainly worth hanging on to and if the top has started rotting
cutting it back to good wood lower down. They tend to sucker from the
roots in midsummer if the top growth is destroyed by a cold winter.
The ones which really die stone dead in cold winters are tree ferns :(
Regards,
Martin Brown
Posted by Sacha on February 20, 2011, 7:03 pm
On 2011-02-20 18:16:54 +0000, harvey1964
>
> after severe frosts at christmas my cordyline has been shedding leaves
> everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
> will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
> years so far....
Our 3 trunked thing has shed masses of leaves but has many left. I
dislike it so if it croaks I'll be quite happy. Unfortunately (for
me) it shows every sign of surviving so don't give up hope for yours.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Stephen Wolstenholme on February 21, 2011, 4:57 am
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:16:54 +0000, harvey1964
>after severe frosts at christmas my cordyline has been shedding leaves
>everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
>will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
>years so far....
My Cordyline lost all it's leaves last winter. I was assured by
"experts" that it would recover. I'm still waiting.
Steve
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>everyday for the last few weeks...its getting very bare looking now ?
>will it come back again or is it a goner !!! its been growing for 15
>years so far....