How do plants resists frostbite?
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Moderately hardy plants include those that can accumulate sufficient solutes to resist freeze injury to temperatures as low as -10 °C mainly by avoiding dehydration damage, but they are less able to tolerate lower temperatures.
If the plant has suffered frost damage, that means ice crystals have sucked moisture from leaf tissue, and the plant requires hydration to survive. In the weeks that follow, continue to water the plant as you did before the damage. ... Prune back dead leaves only after you have given the plant several months to recover.
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