Not quite dead, but a definite setback

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I was actually quite surprised that this Schefflera taiwaniana I planted at a client's home in the View Ridge neighborhood of Seattle endured this much damage compared to my plants in Shoreline, which is typically colder.

The terminal buds seem to have been sapped, but the base, for the most part, looks quite viable and able to regrow barring any more serious drops in temperature this coming winter.