Bay tree

I received a bay tree in a pot for a birthday present last year (May). It did very well all year and was very healthy and a beautiful shape - until the snow came. Now a lot of the leaves are brown and brittle but some are still healthy. Should I remove the damaged leaves and hope for the best or is there something specific I should do?

 

Hi,

I have bay trees but due to my very very lucky positioning of surrounding plants, and the fact that I brought the two in pots into the greenhouse they have remained unscathed.

I would remove the ruined foliage and hope for the best.

They are borderline hardy and I think with this last winter they have all taken a knock. Hopefully it will bounce back.

 

I think I should have covered the tree with fleece - looks like it's badly frost damaged. I've removed all the damaged leaves today and, frankly, there's not much left!! I'll leave it a week or two and see if anything happens but I suspect it's too late. What do you suggest I feed a bay tree?

 

We've a bay tree about 4'6"' high in the garden and some of the tips got frosted but most of it is OK, I'll just trim the frosted bits in a few weeks time.
As for feeding all it gets is either an occasional dose of phostrogen or home-brew comfrey liquid. One in a pot would probably need more feeding, but ours started as a rooted cutting in a pot and didn't get much feeding and has done pretty well.