I have a seven year old plant that got froze last year. Got it on the last dip of the year. Today I finally dumped out the pot it was in...cut off its hollow tube of a stem. When the dirt came out...the stem and roots did not...they seemd still alive..so strange. then i rubbed my fingernail on the stem just above the roots, and it was green. the stem is large...and hollow all the way down to the point. Should I replant the roots, you think? This is just so odd to me.
dead or alive
Usually a few inches of stem and several good nodes are necessary for regrowth when a plant freezes to the ground. If it had survived the last freeze, you would have had regrowth in the spring or summer. I would say that it didn't make it. It won't grow back from the roots alone.
It does have some of what you call 'nodes' just above where the stem meets the ground. Probably, even IF it were viable before, digging it up, put the final waffuiee on it. Something tells me, when the sun comes up..just to make sure. The nodes have me interested.
When I dug it...they were under the dirt. ...when i plant it...i am going to leave them sticking out. Please let me know if that is a no-no. Thanks for your help
I am no expert like many of the others here but, what do you have to lose? I would replant it and perhaps leave those "nodes" just at the surface and who knows maybe your plant will resurrect. It sure sounds like it wants to live.
I agree with Alice: you don't have anything to lose by trying. Yes, the nodes should be above ground. These plants/trees never cease to amaze me so they could surprise us both! Good luck!