Greetings everyone! First time on this forum so here it goes: My Pee Gee hydrangea has not leafed out at all this year, most of the stems I scratched were brown and dry but some were still green so I let it be. Well today I dug it up(still no leaves) the roots seem to be fine white and fleshy but the trunk had been rotted all the way around and was filled with rollie pollies when I peeled the bark off.

My questions are:

Will it come back from the healthy roots?

Should I replant it closer to the surface?

How long do hydrangeas live?

Any advice would be most appreciated!

-B