QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPruningfrost damage to an olive tree 0 Vote Up Vote Down noreen guiry asked 14 years ago My friend planted an olive tree in Clane last year. The frost got at it and appeared to kill it, this year new shoots grew out at the base. Should we cut them out and is the rest of the tree dead or what should we do? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Remove the dead shoots and cover the new shoots with an old blanket during any hard frost next winter. Olive trees are marginal in Clane!Â