Literally Dead to Roots

[pombazaar]

Normally when I have had pomegranates die root this usually means about 1 inch of the trunk above or below the soil line is green and it ends up regenerating. I was examining what appeared to be a dead pomegranate today since it's now June and there are no signs of life. What I found was that the root system is very much alive but literally the entire trunk is dead...all the way down to where the roots start. I think the answer is no, but is there any chance this regenerates and shoots out new top growth?

[greenfig]

What was the cause of the die back, cold?

[pombazaar]

Yep, 100% due to cold.

[alanmercieca]

Leave it, a plant can take until sometime in September to recover from the cold, maybe even October. As far as I know pomegranates and figs can not come back from the roots, only from the trunk, yet who knows for sure.

[pombazaar]

You're absolutely right. Although the pomegranate in this original post did in fact die, about two weeks ago two different trees I thought were dead began waking up. Moral of the story...do a scratch test at the base of the trunk. If you see green, water and fertilize until it wakes up.

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[chonas]

My "Russian 26" plant also was dead to the ground but has put on 3 ft of new growth