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Cold-killed Citrus now Starting to Leaf Again - Trim?

9 years ago

We are 1st time citrus tree owners in Austin, TX and had someone looking after our plants when we were away for Christmas. They were keeping the plants covered for us, but two of them became exposed and were killed by the cold.

One of the plants (top two pics) has started to leaf again at the bottom (1st 6inches of a 3' tall tree). I have read about grafted plants and believe the leaves are those of the citrus tree. Should I cut the main trunk off just above the new shoots coming out?




Another plant (bottom pic) was affected by the cold, but is growing strong again. The issue with that plant is that the last 4-5 inches of each branch is dead, almost "gangrened" by the cold. Is it advisable to trim these ends or let them fall off naturally?
Thanks in advance for any help. -Josh

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