Horticulture - While we were out of town in December we turned down the house thermostat.

When we returned after 2 weeks the temperature in the house was 45 degrees and after a few days the leaves of the coffee tree dried up and fell off (a

When we returned after 2 weeks the temperature in the house was 45 degrees and after a few days the leaves of the coffee tree dried up and fell off (a neighbor watered the plants while we were gone). The stalks still seem to be alive; when I scrape with my fingernail they are green underneath and have a pleasant smell. Is there anything I can do to help them grow more leaves?

or:When we returned after 2 weeks the temperature in the house was 45 degrees and after a few days the leaves of the coffee tree dried up and fell off (a neighbor watered the plants while we were gone). The stalks still seem to be alive; when I scrape with my fingernail they are green underneath and have a pleasant smell. Is there anything I can do to help them grow more leaves?

or:It was almost time for the leaves to fall off anyway. The tree is going to rest until spring. Let it rest.

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