Got ya thanks! Yes I will be waiting for fresh growth, it takes off every year.My russians like it, and they love the flowers and fruit of it too. I would wait until it gets some water and its pads are thicker until feeding though.
It's weird the fresh growth comes up from the roots and pops right out of the old stuff. The things a tank. When it starts growing again I'll transplant some and take it back home so I can nurse a new one. Ha ha that's funny! I was wondering about that. Wasn't sure if I cut into the middle and serve the flesh part or pull the needles and feed whole. Thanks team! I love TFI have that type here. I've never seen it look like that. I was going to ask if it froze or something. Then I read Buffalo. Ahhh... Yeah. It froze.
Do those wrinkled up pads recover, or does it grow new pads from the underground roots that didn't freeze as bad?
I use pliers and pull all the big spines off of each pad. Be prepared for glochids to rain down as you do it.