Comments on: Big Freeze Aftermath

By: milbergers

milbergers — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:24:06 +0000

In reply to Stella Meza. You will need to perform the “scratch test” to determine your plan of action. If you scratch at the trunk or limbs are they show up brown then those sections are dead and need to be pruned off. If they show up green then it is still viable and you just need to give it more time to leaf back out.

By: milbergers

milbergers — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:23:30 +0000

In reply to Cindi Gonzalez. You will need to perform the “scratch test” to determine your plan of action. If you scratch at the trunk or limbs are they show up brown then those sections are dead and need to be pruned off. If they show up green then it is still viable and you just need to give it more time to leaf back out.

By: Cindi Gonzalez

Cindi Gonzalez — Thu, 20 May 2021 01:11:46 +0000

I have a Mexican olive tree that was a year old, that was impacted b6 the snow… it is coming back at the base of the tree do I just allow it to grow from the bottom? Cutting off the old trunk?

By: Stella Meza

Stella Meza — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:52:36 +0000

My two healthy dragon trees lost their leaves and froze even though I put them in the garage during the big freeze. My larger ones, one being almost 10 ft tall, look totally dead with nothin left but the long skinny trunk. I noticed that at the tops they look like the started to get moldy. Am I just to hopeful they’ll come back to life or have they perished for good?

Thanks for ur help,

Stella

By: milbergers

milbergers — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:13:25 +0000

In reply to Terry Bell. As long as there is green wherever you scratch then your plants are still alive. Just need to be a little more patient for new growth.

By: milbergers

milbergers — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:12:56 +0000

In reply to Annie. As long as there is green wherever you scratch the limbs, then that means it is alive. Just need to be a little more patients for it to leaf back out.

By: milbergers

milbergers — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:09:26 +0000

In reply to Ann Darling-Reed.

It might take well into summer time to see if it will come back from the root system or not. The best way to inquire about availability of plants is by email at nursery@milbergersa.com

By: Ann Darling-Reed

Ann Darling-Reed — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:23:47 +0000

I purchased creeping and r trailing Rosemary from you all years ago to grow over a rock wall. After this winters freeze it was completely brown.I cut off all the Leafy parts and left just branches. I was hoping it would grow back being it’s been so well established. The trunk or root that is coming out of the ground is about 2.5” in diameter. So far as of April 16th I see one small green sprig growing out of one plant, but nothing out of the others. How can I tell if it will grow back or if all is a loss? I went to your nursery and at the time you didn’t have any creeping or trailing Rosemary. If it’s a loss what is another evergreen creeping or trailing easy to grow plant can I to substitute the Rosemary. I purchased creeping and r trailing Rosemary from you all years ago to grow over a rock wall. After this winters freeze it was completely brown.I cut off all the Leafy parts and left just branches. I was hoping it would grow back being it’s been so well established. The trunk or root that is coming out of the ground is about 2.5” in diameter. So far as of April 16th I see one small green sprig growing out of one plant, but nothing out of the others. How can I tell if it will grow back or if all is a loss? I went to your nursery and at the time you didn’t have any creeping or trailing Rosemary. If it’s a loss what is another every green creeping or trailing easy to grow plant can I substitute for foe the Rosemary? Will you be getter no more trailing creeping Rosemary in? I can’t get anyone to answer the phone to ask.
Thank you for any help
Ann

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:04:02 +0000

My fig tree is still green when I scrape the trunk, but isn’t leafing out yet. Is it dead?

By: Terry Bell

Terry Bell — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:17:19 +0000

My 2-3 yr old citru and avocado tree branches have turned yellow from the freeze. I blanketed and tarped them, but they still got dam. I pruned some minor branches and the insides are whitish (still alive?). Some of the thicker branches towards the trunk and/or trunks show damage but when I scratch with my nail, there’s green under the bark. Will they recover and should I fertilize them? My plumeria, dragon fruits, huge night blooming Ceres, tuberose, etc. are gone.