Remove black leaves?

Kinda new to this. I have planted kiwi vines that are suppose to be hardy to 10 degrees, but the freeze got them. All the leaves are black. Should I remove the leaves and just wait to see what they do, or leave them on the plants and let them shed them when they are ready if they are even still alive? Thanks

Becky, the same thing happened to our small crepe myrtle (Natchez) which we only planted last year.

Leaves were green and happy one day, black and crispy the next.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Entlie

I don't know if they are like deadheading flowers, or if that would really kill them if they weren't already dead. I don't know what to do with them, or if I should just leave them alone and let nature run it's course. I know they won't fruit this year, but i hope they atleast live. They were both beautiful thick green leaves.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Becky

Well, I am no expert but I think you should just leave them. As they are still young leaves I think they will just shed on their own. I also suspect there has been no permanent harm and the plants will come back. If, however, you see any leaves rotting then I would clip them off ASAP. Hope this helps,

Thank you so much. I am sure that compared to me you are definitely considered an expert. I have read quite a few of your post and you seem to have alot of experience. I haven't touched them yet, and I will leave them be to see what they do. I gave them a good dose of warm water, hopefully that will help! I notice the leaves are still faintly green, so I know they definitely aren't rotting, but I will certainly keep a close eye on them.. I have noticed that even the huge oak, holly and hickory trees even have a lot of burnt black leaves. Thanks again Ardesia!

You are welcome. I was just listening to that TV show "Making it Grow"; they had a lot of calls about frost damage and they mentioned leaving the damaged foliage alone until nature takes care of it for us.

That's what I've always done, ardesia, because you can't always tell how extensive the damage is by looking at it. I let time and Mother Nature tell me when and where to prune. I just watch for new growth, and prune back to it. If the new growth isn't going in the direction I want, I prune back to the closest new growth that is behaving properly. Not very scientific, but it seems to work. I got a lot of tip burn on some dwarf Burfordi planted last fall among some Nandina compacta and Knockout roses. All had tender new growth; only the Burfordi's suffered damage. Shows you what I know! I would have picked the Burfordi to be the least susceptible of the group to frost damage...

Go figure, nothing seems to react the way we expect it should these days.

WE NEED RAIN!!!!!!

Amen, ardesia, Amen!!!

Hopefully ya'll will get some rain this weekend. They are showing possible Sunday and Monday here I think. I got a little bit of rain yesterday, maybe that will boost everything. I notice my grapevines have new buds on them, so maybe there is hope for my kiwi's, but I'm very doubtful at the moment.

another vote for rain here !

charlotte

We got a bit of frost damage here. My Japanese Maples took the biggest hit. I always wait and see what happens. Anyway, I suppose these late frosts are a great way to see what's truly hardy in your area.

Good point tgg. I found one green leaf on my kiwi vine today. hopefully that is a good sign and they will sprout back. It would be nice if the mosquitoes weren't. Maybe this will help with the bugs. The gnats are still awful, but atleast some of the mosquitoes seemed to get caught in the freeze!