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title: Tree & Shrub Freeze Recovery Guide | Emerald Lawns
description: Are your trees and shrubs struggling to bounce back this season? Learn how to encourage recovery in your landscape after a harsh freeze in this informative blog with tips from our experts.
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# [Tree & Shrub Freeze Recovery Guide | Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/tree-shrub-freeze-recovery-guide)

 Written by [Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/author/emerald-lawns) | May 3, 2023

Tree & Shrub Freeze Recovery Guide

Another harsh Texas winter has struck again, leaving your trees & shrubs in need of repair! Any time you have seasonal stresses, **it sends your plants into a panic state**, making them reproduce new growth at a faster rate. This attracts more insects and creates deficiencies because of offset growth. On top of this, the late freeze we had **stunted some of the growth while killing off new growth and buds!**

Here’s how we combat these challenges and encourage landscape recovery:  

- Our root-zone feeding incorporates a mixture of phosphates and potassium which **aid in the healing process**
- Our Insect & Disease Control adds micronutrients that **help protect and invigorate new, healthy growth and structure.** It’s designed to help out with these types of seasonal-specific issues

 

[Add New Growth to Your Landscape!](https://emeraldlawns.com/how-to-plant-trees-shrubs-in-your-central-texas-landscape/)

 Here’s what you can do to encourage tree & shrub healing:

- **Apply pruning spray** in any open cracks or damaged areas from the freeze on trunks and branches
- If any branches still don’t have any new [growth](https://emeraldlawns.com/tag/growth/), **try and cut into the branches in stages** slowly to stimulate new growth over the next few months

 

[How to Prune](https://emeraldlawns.com/prune-trees-shrubs-central-texas-landscape/)

- Trim branches that are more than half broken down to the **collar of the branch**
- **Cutting flush with the tree could cause more stress**, so leave the collar where it’s rough and bulging out from the tree before it gets to the trunk
- **Only prune 1/3 of your shrub’s size** at a time to avoid causing any additional shock

Start the Recovery Process with Our Expert Landscape Help!

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