By Mel8
United Kingdom
My lovely big pittosporum has been damaged by the frost. All the leaves have fallen off except two or thre right at the very base. Will it come back to life, should I cut it back or start again with a new one?
- 12 Jun, 2013
Answers
This happened to my Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson' It looked very bare with all the leaves on the ground. I cut back all over but left the long branches so was able to keep the height. Although it sprouted new growth almost at once it took two springs to recover and look good again and this (3rd) spring its totally covered in leaves and looks better than ever with its little flowers. I also fed it with Vitax Q4 and did water it that year while it regrew.
12 Jun, 2013
Cut it right back to where the leaves are, give it a good feed and wait and see what happens. Seems a bit late in the year for frost damage, or have you only just looked at it after the winter?
12 Jun, 2013