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Winter has damaged or destroyed my established Cordylines, best next step? :)

rydermarcT1ci98sLrydermarcT1ci98sL Posts: 2
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Hi All

I moved into a new house where we had several beautiful established Cordylines, pictures below:



As you can see they are not showing any signs of growth, are there any tried and tested steps I can take to try and revive them? I was told to wait for a bit before doing anything until summer starts however theres been no improvement so not sure what to do next, advice appreciated :)

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If there's no new growth appearing low down, they're done, so you'd have to buy new ones if you like them. 
    Some people have reported new growth, so I don't know if it's worth waiting a bit longer or not. I'd have thought if they were still going to be viable, you'd have seen some new bits sprouting by now though.
    There does seem to be a new piece at the side in that first pic. If so, you would just cut away all the original dead trunk, and let that grow on and take over in it's place   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Same happened to mine but there is new growth.  OH cut backthe dead stems and I had intended to dig the whole lot out (not something I was looking forward to) but noticed a bit of new growth so just leaving it for now.  This is the second time this has happened to this plant so it obviously wants to stay!  

    Keep us posted!
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    As said above, cut the dead stems down ( in stages just in case there are still signs of life).  If you then  removed the large rocks and raked away the gravel from the trunk base - just as a temporary measure - you could then water/mulch and wait a while to see if any  new growth begins to show.  If nothing happens over the next few weeks, it is likely that the roots are dead as well.   
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    I told my daughter about cutting down and waiting for new growth. Yesterday she said there were a couple of green shoots but actually she hadn't believed the advice.
    Southampton 
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