Severe Winter Plant Damage and What to Do About It

After unusually cold temperatures for your area, many plants can look like they are dead or badly damaged. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows some plants that look to be in bad shape and talks about what to do. She also shows how to tell if part of a plant survived the cold weather. She recommends doing nothing during the winter. When spring comes and the plants leaf out, you can see where the true damage was and prune or replace the whole plant as necessary. If you have to replace the plant, she recommends picking a plant that can survive several zones colder than where you are located.

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