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How to save Jacaranda trees?
Last year, I planted several jacaranda trees. Only one survived and grew to nearly 2m tall.
The little frosts we had in february seem to have killed it: ony the trunks are still there.
Anything I should do to give it a chance to survive the spring?
Location: South Algarve (Portugal)
3 Answers
- sciencegravyLv 73 years agoFavourite answer
you're in hardiness zone 9b. That's the edge of that tree's range, which means you're going to have damage, or lose them, when you get an unusual cold snap. They do best in climates that rarely get frosts.
All you can do is wait and see it it re-sprouts. I have a fig that is marginally hardy in my area. It generally is killed to the ground every winter, but grows from the roots, which survive, and I get a fig "shrub" every year.
Wait and see what re-sprouts in the spring. Cur off any stem that don't.
- LaurieLv 73 years ago
Jacaranda are sub tropical. If you live in USDA zone 8 or lower (smaller number), you probably can't grow it, unless you grow it inside in a pot.
- SheilaLv 63 years ago
Young Jacaranda trees are frost sensitive and need protection by covering with bed sheets, it may not be dead, just damaged and sprout in spring, during the warm months (April through September) give a deep watering once a month, prune any shoots at the base or on the sides of the trunk.
