Hi, I left my coffee plant (about 10 years old, 6 feet tall) in an partly
sunny but unheated area for a few weeks and it possibly got below freezing a
few nights. I brought it back in about 2 weeks ago and the leaves were still
green and there were new shoots developing. Since then, all the leaves have
turned brown and dry and the green shoots have turned black and wilted. Is
there any hope? Will new growth sprout eventually or did I kill it? Thanks
in advance.

"JessicaG" wrote in message
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Hi, I left my coffee plant (about 10 years old, 6 feet tall) in an partly
sunny but unheated area for a few weeks and it possibly got below freezing
a few nights. I brought it back in about 2 weeks ago and the leaves were
still green and there were new shoots developing. Since then, all the
leaves have turned brown and dry and the green shoots have turned black
and wilted. Is there any hope? Will new growth sprout eventually or did I
kill it? Thanks in advance.


Try pruning the branches back a very little at a time to see if any of them
still contain greenish wood, as opposed to dry wood which snaps off easily.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:29:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JessicaG" wrote in message
...
Hi, I left my coffee plant (about 10 years old, 6 feet tall) in an partly
sunny but unheated area for a few weeks and it possibly got below freezing
a few nights. I brought it back in about 2 weeks ago and the leaves were
still green and there were new shoots developing. Since then, all the
leaves have turned brown and dry and the green shoots have turned black
and wilted. Is there any hope? Will new growth sprout eventually or did I
kill it? Thanks in advance.


Try pruning the branches back a very little at a time to see if any of them
still contain greenish wood, as opposed to dry wood which snaps off easily.

You can also ascertain this w/o pruning by scraping the side of a
branch with your fingernail. If it reveals "greenish wood", all you
need to do is keep it fed and watered, judiciously,and wait for
results. Be sure it has enough light, natural or otherwise.

Persephone

Persephone wrote in message

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:29:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"JessicaG" wrote in message
...
Hi, I left my coffee plant (about 10 years old, 6 feet
tall) in
an partly sunny but unheated area for a few weeks and it
possibly got below freezing a few nights. I brought it back
in
about 2 weeks ago and the leaves were still green and there
were new shoots developing. Since then, all the leaves have
turned brown and dry and the green shoots have turned black
and
wilted. Is there any hope? Will new growth sprout
eventually or
did I kill it? Thanks in advance.


Try pruning the branches back a very little at a time to see
if
any of them still contain greenish wood, as opposed to dry
wood
which snaps off easily.

You can also ascertain this w/o pruning by scraping the side of
a
branch with your fingernail. If it reveals "greenish wood",
all you
need to do is keep it fed and watered, judiciously,and wait for
results. Be sure it has enough light, natural or otherwise.

Persephone

It makes no sense to feed a plant with no leaves.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5