We had 3 very cold days of 20 degrees in Phoenix AZ this winter and my large outdoor ficus trees have turned brown but not all the leaves are falling. Will they come back?
2007-02-26 02:25:47 · 6 answers · asked by andre_chavez 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Sounds dead to me. Look for tight, compact buds on the branches. If there is no greenery inside one of these buds, the tree may be gone. If the branches snap right off, those branches are dead and need to be pruned. A stressed tree will sacrifice it's branches before it allows itself to die. Give the tree a thorough pruning but no more than 1/3 of the tree and then watch for a miracle. Sometimes the pruning will allow a stresssed tree to recover. Be patient.and look for new buds at the point where you pruned the branches.
2007-02-26 05:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine froze too. glendale area. was told 1st of march water heavily for 1 day. as the ground warms the tree will start to rebud. check your branch ends if they are not brittle they will bud and bring new leaves. also you will see new growth at base watch for this. if not seen anything by may 1 there gone froze too far. there will be a lot of dead ficus from that cold week. just keep fingers crossed there are some very large ficus That were damaged but they will rebud because of established root system good luck
2007-02-26 05:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by bernie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine iced over too. glendale area. grew to grow to be into counseled 1st of march water heavily for a million day. utilising actuality the floor warms the tree will start to rebud. examine your branch ends in the event that they do no longer seem to be brittle they're going to bud and located in the time of recent leaves. additionally you will see new enhance at base look ahead to this. if no longer seen something by utilising using could a million there long long previous iced over too some distance. there will be limitless ineffective ficus from that chilly week. in basic terms keep arms crossed there are some very great ficus that have been broken yet they're going to rebud utilising actuality of common root gadget stable fulfillment
2016-10-02 00:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ficus hates frost and 20 degrees probably finished it off. Sorry.
2007-02-26 02:34:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quite likely. I have a couple of big ones that have made it through the upper twenties, but any colder than that and they're toast.
If they're in the ground, it's possible they might come back.
I wouldn't bet the farm on it though.
2007-02-26 03:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait and see how they react to change in weather from winter to spring!
2007-02-26 02:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋