I have the same cultivar, planted last May. I cut it to the ground as recommended in early March. It had sprouted to nearly a foot tall when the snow fell. It looked sickly for a day or so, and I'm thinking about cutting it back to the ground and letting it start all over again. But yours is newly planted, so that could make a difference, but I doubt it. If I were you I'd go out tomorrow and examine it, and if a significant number of the leaves are sickly looking I'd cut all the branches to the ground and let it get a new start.
Let us know how it does.
Don

Suze9, I didn't elaborate enough. I choose to have my vitex as a 5 foot or so shrub rather than a small tree. That is the reason I will cut it to the ground every year in late Feb./early March. Of course, if someone wants to shape one into tree-form, the pruning would be done in much the same way one trains a crape myrtle. (Pruning, NOT topping!)
I agree with you that if sandradee's plant has only minor leaf burn, it should quickly recover. However, depending on its size and vigor, the shoots, or some of the shoots, may also be damaged. That should become apparent within a couple of weeks. If it should not leaf out again within that period of time, it still wouldn't be too late to cut it back completely and let it come back from the roots. Thanks for your salient observations.
Don

Don & Suze9: Thanks so much for your advice. I've planted numerous plants this spring that are recommended for this area but they're plants I've not had any experience with before. So if the plant's not looking absolutely perfect, I tend to push the panic button.

I'm not averse to cutting things back or pruning, but I generally don't do any pruning the first year. I hope that my damange is minimal so I won't need to cut this to the ground. I'm thinking the shoots themselves are OK, as entire leaves are not black and on each stem it appears that I've got some leaves that are untouched.

To both of you, thanks again for your thoughts and advice.
Sandy

Update...It's not quite 3 weeks since my original post and my Vitex is just fine. Based on the amount of freeze damage and the newness of the planting, I opted to just leave it alone and not do any pruning.

It still bears the scars of the freeze (black-tipped leaves) in the outer branches but there's definitely new leaf growth and nearly every branch tip has a flower pannicle(?) forming! I'm so excited! They're only about half an inch long but one is getting near an inch long. Can't wait to see what the blooms will look like.

Yay! Someday I REALLY want a Vitex tree. I think they are so beautiful and I love the peppery scent.

sandradee, congrats that your vitex is fine. I told you mine looked distressed after the snow. It is now flourishing and nearly 2 ft. tall, and I cut it to the ground in February.
lindseyrose, I would LOVE a vitex tree, but have space limitations so mine will remain a shrub.
Don

I hear ya on space limitations. I only have one rose and I think I won't ever be able to add to that unless someone chops down a tree. Our properties are so small and close together, and our trees are maturing and making lots of shade.

I don't figure I'll ever have a vitex at this house. I'm almost certain they need full sun, right?

By the way, I'm so happy to know what this plant is. I remember it from growing up; our neighbors had it in their yard right next to our driveway. I thought they were growing weed--LOL.

My Vitex has been here for several years. It has not had any freeze damage at all. In fact one popped up from seed a couple of years ago, now I have two Vitex. I have heard that in a severe freeze I could loose my Vitex. But, they are worth it. If I lose these, I will buy another. We don't get that many severe winters where I live. Oh, I never cut mine back to the ground. I have trained it to be tree form. All I do is trim off the seed heads once or twice a year. If you do it will rebloom for you.

Lindseyrose...Vitex should thrive in full sun - and that's what it'll be getting. Like when you were growing up, I've planted it between the neighbor's driveway and ours. It should have lots of room and be quite nice visually limbed up as a tree - at least that's the plan.

I'm hoping that because it's planted very openly, right out in the front, no drug authority will mistake it for marijuana. Just in case, I've saved my detailed purchase receipt and plant tag.

Hi, my vitex also had frost damage about a month and a half ago. (Raleigh, NC). Since that time, the tree has sprouted fresh leaves and had some new growth, but absolutely not a single bud or bloom. I removed the partially blackened leaves, and trimmed off some of the outermost branches, but is there anything I can do to help it along?

Well, let's see, my vitex got zapped around 4/7 or 4/8 and it took 3 weeks or so to see some new growth and the flower buds. Within the last week, some of the buds began to open (Yea!). Sorry....don't mean to rub it in.

Anyway, I'd have thought that if you're having warm, sunny days, you'd be seeing the same thing. The temps here have been in the upper 70's and low 80's on average, with regular rain and some days even in the upper 80's.

What's been typical for your plant, or is this one also newly planted like mine?

Sandy

It is potted in a large pot in full sun. Last year it bloomed twice. The second time after I was away on vacation and my room mate forgot to water it for 2 weeks. I have a lot of leaf growth. But for some reason nary a bud. This is only my second year with it, and it did have buds before the freeze.