QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsFrost damageFrost has wiped out full escallonia hedge 0 Vote Up Vote Down Emer Ruane asked 14 years ago 4 years ago we spent a lot on an escallonia hedge running the full perimeter of our site. The frost has killed all the leaves (turned brown) and the branches are brown & brittle. Is there any hope of the roots being ok and it growing back ? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Wait a few weeks and see if there is any new growth. Some escallonia hedges were killed last year an some survived.