By Whippy
United Kingdom
My Pieris got caught with the last late frost and the lovely red leaves all turned brown. What should I do to it top encourage new growth now
- 7 Jun, 2010
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Exactly the same thing happened to ours this year. I did read some advice that to help avoid frost damage you should keep it sheltered from the east and also the morning sun.
I'm going to try placing a hurdle to protect ours this coming winter/early spring and be on standby with a bit of fleece.
I did read that it's perfectly acceptable to prune away frost damaged growth and dead-head the flowers in late Spring, but take great care not to damage the new buds as Fractal describes above (cosmeticly it makes a big improvement). I did this to ours a few days ago, She looks better already.
7 Jun, 2010
Fractal and Mrv - many thanks - sounds like good advice will go out now and do it.
8 Jun, 2010
You're welcome :)
8 Jun, 2010
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Nothing. It will re-shoot from buds just below the damaged shoots.
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