QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsFrost damageEscallonia 0 Vote Up Vote Down Joan Kiernan asked 14 years ago I notice that there are signs of life at the base of ny hedge which I thought was killed by last years frost. Is it your advice to cut away all the dead wood in the hope that growth will take off. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Yes you can cut away the dead wood, but re-growth might be patchy and uneven.