Frozen mimosa, question from a user:Hello Daniel, Can you give us some advice please?? We are in Prades, 30140 Thoiras, at an altitude of 300 m. The mimosa does not seem to have endured the several days at -10°, it has become very dry! If you touch it, it "crumbles"! Should we cut it? If so, when, and should it be protected afterwards! Thank you in advance. Bea.
Once again, winter has taken a toll on the mimosas, which are accustomed to cold snaps. But this year, the wind got involved, which dehydrates everything. At the end of February, sunny and very mild (15°C recorded yesterday in the shade!), the gardens do not present the bright yellow of the spring mimosa. Even the sheep have learned to eat the pebbles, the scrubland is so dry!
Let's wait. The roasted leaves of a frozen mimosa do not mean that the wood is dead. And if so, there is no telling where in the branch the sap can still flow. So, we are waiting to see where the new shoots will reappear; halfway up, lower, higher?
In April / May, the pruning will be done just above these new shoots, taking care to balance the tree, all the branches not starting at the same height, and to remove all the dry wood. This also applies to laurels sauce, laurels tin, Japanese privet… all plants that have roasted leaves. The best time to prune evergreens is in April.
Work and hope; here is what the cold winter has left us, just to tell us that gardening is the school of patience.
I take advantage of this post to remind you that plants need water. Bulbs, evergreen shrubs will appreciate the arrival of the watering can.
