stevelau1911

I do grow phyllostachys nigra and many species. Nigra is not that hardy of a bamboo as it can get leaf burned in the mid single digits, but if it is covered with a tarp, it should be much hardier.

Here's mine as of this spring getting up to 7-8ft. It is one of my smaller bamboos.

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I'm in zone 6 upstate NY, specialize in growing temperate cold hardy bamboos(mainly phyllostachys) and starting to get into bananas.

my picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/31489820@N02/

http://stevespeonygarden.blogspot.com/