Dead azaleas

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Didn’t drop leaves. I broke off a branch and it’s green inside. Should I leave the branches alone with the dead leaves or cut off branches?

If it is green inside, I definitely wouldn’t cut them down. Just don’t over-water and see what pops out in the spring.

I have azaleas that didn't come back well at all after the deep freeze last winter.
I'm pretty sure I'll have to pull them up and start over.

Dead one here too that seems to be dying from right to left. Then all of a sudden, blooms will hit, then go back brown.

Already removed half of the bush so far the last couple of months.

Anyone know how fast they will grow with a new plant?

Few years back same thing happened and I was told by an old school garden place in Lafayette to cut them back to 4-5 inches from ground and pray. They came back. In the spring. That is why I always went back to that store for 30 yrs.