Bad Winter for Cordylines

Established plants with a good root system will regrow from the base
Younger plants whose roots have not developed much will in all probably be already in the great and wonderful happy hunting grounds

 

My Cordyline has got 3 shoots coming from the base, :yess: The only reason I left it alone was because of work being done to the garden, and when I gave it a firm yank it never budged

 

they are beautiful plants, I have just planted an electic pink one in our new front garden so I hope we now have some mild winters to give it a chance. I THINK the electric pink ones are more bush like and don't grow trunks like the others but I might have got that wrong. I have also just planted a canary island palm because I have always wanted to have a palm tree. fingers crossed that will get a few years to settle too. we are in Bournemouth so luckily don't suffer too badly normally with cold weather. So sad to see Pete's one there. I can't believe how tall they are

 

The red coloured plants are much more frost tender, so hopefully Bournemouth is in for some mild winters
These are my own trees which were almost 40 years in the ground :(

 

Whis4ey, sad to see yours as well. our yukka tree which has been outside for over 10 years and was stupidly tall lost its whole top 'bit' but the bottom layers are coming back to life now.

probably a good thing then that my cordyline was only £14 in a sale (and I only bought it because I got my palm tree 1/3off so felt I could justify it! will take lots of photos this year then just in case it doesn't survive to see 2012

 

I'm hoping for a few milder winters in the future as well.

 

Well we're nearly in July and I've noticed round the neighbourhood that a few of the decimated cordylines are fighting back; the one next door that was cut down has two new shoots from either side the stump and I have seen one that has seven new plants shooting up from round the base of the stump. They range in height from 6" to 2ft, whether they'll survive the winter; especially if we get another cold one, I don't know, but it's nice to see the new growth :thumb: