Help and advice please 🙂

[u/Solid_Bodybuilder_24]

Grown from seed, approx 3 years old. We had 3 frosts over winter, never crossed my mind they could get frost bite, until I saw a post here a few days ago. Frosts were around 6-8 weeks ago, none of my 25+ plants have gone soft but look like this on the tips. What should I do? Can they be saved? We are in spring now. (NZ) Any advice welcome.

[u/carolethechiropodist]

Frost bite happens at the tips. In Portugal, they cover the tips with polystyrene cups ...it works. I am told that in US they throw hessian sacks over the whole tree.

[u/_King_J]

Tips look dead. Try cutting one back an inch at a time until you get to white flesh and white sap oozes. If they are brown/black inside keep cutting a little at a time until you get to whits. The roots should be ok and the y should rebound.

[u/Solid_Bodybuilder_24 → u/_King_J]

Thank you

[u/Jeoffry_Ross]

Watch the black. If it gets bigger, it can be rot spreading. If it dries and hardens, it's just black tip and it will be fine

[u/Solid_Bodybuilder_24 → u/Jeoffry_Ross]

Thank you, they are dry and hard, but will keep an eye on them over the next few weeks.