What happens after Ficus benjamina gets frost damaged leaves and buds?

[raenstorming]

I didn’t realize we were going to have a long cold night down to 28°F a few nights ago, and my large and small F. benjamina variegatas and Too Little took a hit. As of now the branches and trunks are still green and alive, but I do believe every leaf will get dropped from the damage. Can they come back from that? I assume I’ll end up losing most if not all the branches since they drop branches that lose all leaves? Is there any special care I should give them going forward to give them the best chance at recovery (besides keeping them inside when it freezes again and reducing watering since there won’t be transpiring leaves)?

 

[rockm]

They will likely be fine if you keep them out of the frost no inside in a bright humid location

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Ficus can recover from frost damage, just like they can recover from complete defoliation. However they will struggle to recover from it twice in a row in a short period of time, so make sure you protect it until it has new foliage and is growing strongly again.