‘Learn to Live with Ugly’ After Freeze Damage

Be patient with plants that took the brunt of recent freezing temperatures. It may be an eyesore, but cleaning and pruning at this point could do more harm than good. (Texas A&M AgriLife photos by Sam Craft and Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to Live with Ugly’ After Freeze Damage

Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 5:00am

Pruning dead plant material can cause more harm through winterA hard freeze can make plants an ugly eyesore in a landscape or garden.But practice patience when it comes to freezedamaged plants, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife expert.Michael Arnold, Ph.D., director of The Gardens at Texas A&M University and professor ...

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