By Leepople
West Midlands,
United Kingdom 
RE Cordyline frost damage: I've just looked at the base of the tree and seen a dark brown patch when I push my thumb into it,hard, a clear liquid appears.Any ideas? My wife say's it's the sap moving up the trunk so is it alive or dead?
22 Feb, 2011
Answers
Cheers...Lee
22 Feb, 2011
If this is the picture Lee, all I can say is listen to Anchorman. He's the man!
23 Feb, 2011
What, and I'm not, Tetrarch? Anchorman didn't answer the other question - but I did...
23 Feb, 2011
Soooo sorry Bamboo...it was the Avatar..looked similar..and I didnt have the specs on..by god Im getting old...just had another birthday so Im making that my excuse...However..Lee, as I should have said...this chap is the professional!
23 Feb, 2011
Bamboo must have all the answers my wife was lookin for.
Cheers Lee
23 Feb, 2011
Um, can I just say I'm actually female... and I wondered, Tetrarch, if you'd mistaken the avatar - I have now, as you can see, changed mine back to the Alliums, lol. You're not the only one who's made this mistake - I'm still not sure the alliums are different enough from Anchorman's though.
23 Feb, 2011
I shall check up on my copyright!
;^)
23 Feb, 2011
Ah, thanks for coming on Anchorman - I see now that my alliums are, indeed, different enough...
23 Feb, 2011
It was just that Anchorman's was the only one roughly that colour (not side by side of course!) and you did a quick slight of hand on me Bamboo..its so easy to get confused when you get doddery! Does anyone know if there is a magnifying glass I can hang over my monitor??
23 Feb, 2011
It's not as bad as you think, Tetrarch - my earlier avatar was a single blue/purple Playtcodon flower, and at first glance, was not dissimilar from Anchorman's avatar in colour. That's why I've now changed it to the lilac flowers, and I only did that late last night.
24 Feb, 2011
Phew! Im not going doolally just yet then!
24 Feb, 2011
No you're not, so hold the call to the men in white coats, lol!
24 Feb, 2011
Gee Thanks for that Bamboo! Sorry Lee, your poor Cordyline is fast losing out to the nutcases!! I just hope the laughter makes it feel better!
24 Feb, 2011
Well, sorry to say that my Cordyline has died. It gave my family a lot of pleasure as it grew to such a vast height.
Now a nice cheery tree is in it's place
5 Apr, 2011
Another casualty of the winter then - hope you enjoy your new tree as much.
5 Apr, 2011
I answered this under your original question, though it's good to see a picture of it. Wait, as I said in the other answer - if that gets worse, starts obviously rotting, pouring out orangey liquid, you may need to take it right down to the ground and let the new growth at the base grow on, but not before April.
22 Feb, 2011