I have a 2 metre Japonica which got hammered by frost this winter. Looks as it will have the same treatment as on this video. My research shows droopy leaves are damaged and need removing. Research says it will recover.
It should recover since I found a few looking the same in our City's recreation center. They were pruned back the same way and they came back. The garden center staff (where I bought mine) also re-assured me it will bounce back once the damaged leaves are cut back. Unfortunately, mine did not make it. The main reason being - kept in a container over a record breaking cold winter (-20C). Had I have it in ground....... now I am so tempted to buy another one for the landscape. The tropical looking leaves are so stunning! Hope your would do fine. Is it in ground or in a container?
@@bend8378 That is correct. I think I lost it because of the extreme cold we had that winter. It went down to -20C, way colder than the normal low of -12C. I lost a few other plants in containers - a full size Korean Yew and a Ginkoba. Had the Fatsia been planted in ground, it might have been ok. I made a point of seeking garden center advise before I pruned but wasted effort. To be fair, I knew this plant is borderline in our zone when in container. I liked it so much so took the risk. Thanks for pointing that out.
How is it looking now? Any new growth on the stems remaining? My leaves have gone yellow and I think I'll do the same as you did. I'd love to know how yours is doing please.
It is looking the same as right after the prune. No better or worse. The weather has been unseasonably cool recently. I will post photos on my Community post once there is any visible change. 🙂
It died. Although no way of confirming, I think it died because of the -20C winter we had. I am in zone 7 and lowest norm in winter is -12C. It was long gone before I worked on it, especially because it was in a container. The instruction I had from the garden centre should be fine. I saw a few in a nearby community centre had the same treatment by city staffs. They bounced back, but they are planted in ground. Hope this info helps.
I know how you feel! This is advice from a garden center. I doubted too and have looked around for real life example. Took me a while to bite the bullet and do this. The person that gave me the advice said those leaves are damaged and it’s better that they come off. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for your comment 🌿
She did not recover. I had a Community post as a follow up - ru-vid.comUgkxR3rwbhLabK_JE__7Sz591P6AvdnOiviB Although it is hard to confirm, I lost this (plus a Korean Yew) to the extreme winter cold. It went down to -20C (norm is -12C) Both plants are in containers need an extra two zones hardiness to survive. The pruning method should be ok. 1. Instruction from my garden center 2. A few Fatsia at the local community center had the same prune by city staff. They bounced back, in my opinion, because they were not killed by winter cold. They were planted in ground.
@@GardenNotes I'm sorry to hear that.... thank you for replying. I recently bought my fatsia japonica spider web and still have to repot it but...oh my gosh.... it's so beautiful.
@@eternal-dreamer oh yes Spider Web look so nice. 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Not sure what zone you are in but protect it in winter. I knew it is borderline for our zone even planted in ground but I could not resist. I am tempted to get another but this time around, I will plant it in ground.
