Fatsia

[kracker]

One of my fatsias 4-5ft has taken a hit over winter it did survive the last three winters ? the top half of the fatsia leaves has collapsed so will i need to strip it back or cut the trunk back

[Blairs]

One of my fatsias 4-5ft has taken a hit over winter it did survive the last three winters ? the top half of the fatsia leaves has collapsed so will i need to strip it back or cut the trunk back

Mine has done the same. All the damage was the late spring frosts. Still some droopy looking leaves and some back spots...and that is 3 weeks since the last frost. One has almost defoliated but was a seedling.

[Deedee]

Mines the same, with spotty leave's, ive cut it back HARD, took all the spotty and pale droopy leave's off, mainly on one side but im hopefull, it has nice big fat buds..

[DiCasS]

Mine took a bad hit a few years ago, so cut it back hard and looks a picture of health now

These are really hardy plants and can take low temperatures. Here's a picture of mine when it got badly hit . A smaller one I had took the same treatment and bounced back too.

Di

[Mr List]

all the grow points on one of my big ones rotted in march.
on these plants in this family the rot will often slowly travel down if left to fend for itself so I prune off the rotted top.

[Tom2006]

Just cut back any dead and/or rotting areas and it will bounce back.

[Tom2006]

Just cut back any dead and/or rotting areas and it will bounce back.

[kracker]

Just cut back any dead and/or rotting areas and it will bounce back.

Thanks guys will cut back tomorrow ,i say Thanks guys will cut back tomorrow tom

[cordyman]

concur my mums did the same in 2010, lopped the tops off and its a monster today

[fern Rob]

My fatsia lost one of its growing points but it seems ok.

[cordyman]

This is the 2010 one which got knocked back, taken today