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unhappy Pieris
maggienewgardener
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It has been planted in a large pot for over 2 years. It doesn't look happy on this weekend. 
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Perhaps that new growth has been caught by the night time frosts we had this weekend?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks your response Dovefromabove
What should I do, do I need trim the new growth off.
I'd leave it - it may go brown and die (just the damaged bits, not the whole plant
) in which case they'll fall to the ground or you can remove them carefully without damaging any buds.
I'm sure the plant will throw out more new shoots to replace them
Perhaps a dose of Fish, Blood & Bone, which is a slow-acting fertiliser, will give it a bit of energy in order to replace the buds. Follow instructions on the pack.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Okay, Many Thanks to Dovefromabove!!!
Hi, not meaning to contradict Dove, but I have never known a Pieris to be checked by frost, ours here in North-East Scotland have not been bothered. Of course they may have acclimated, Could it be getting pot bound?
Not meaning to contradict you Mark 1963 but I had one in a pot which succumbed to frost. And that was in the midlands - perhaps where the pot is placed is also quite important. However I think this is pot bound. I would pot up into a larger pot, and if you don't have a larger pot, then take it out, shake all the old compost out, trim the roots by 1/3 and then put it back into fresh compost. That should do the trick.
Hi Mark
I don't grow it here as we're on chalk, but certainly in my parent's garden new growth on the Pieris would be cut back by a late frost - maybe if you're in Scotland the new growth isn't as far forward as Maggie's?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Certainly re-potting won't do any harm and some fresh compost will help it produce new shoots.
I've just checked the RHS Good Plant Guide and they recommend that Pieris should be protected from cold drying winds in frost-prone areas.
Maybe yours is in the perfect spot Mark
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have several pieris & most of them now have sad-looking leaves in varying degrees following the frost. The one beside the front door though is much larger & bushier despite being in a tub & the flowers & new growth are much further developed yet it seems to have emerged unscathed.