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The Hollyberry Lady · 10-23-2010, 02:22 PM

Jack, this one I have is over a year old and I've been preparing to establish it as a perennial, as many other Ontario gardeners have done. It's been buried extra deep to help it's survival. It's about 3-4 feet tall now and it's plenty over a year old. It spent last Winter indoors.

Thanks for the advice Willy. That's exactly where I live...in the Argyle area! Hoping that with all the tips and suggestions here, I might find a good way to protect mine over the cold months too. Thank you for sharing you & your friends' experience.

The 2nd Basjoo I got at the Tree Farm Springbank nursery, came with a label that simply instructed cutting the leaves off the plant at the end of the season and using them for mulch. The lady at the nursery says she doesn't wrap hers at all, and still it has returned two seasons in a row!

I guess only time will tell, but this is really just an experiment, to see what happens. If neither plant survives, I can get another Basjoo next year.

Thanks for all the great advice, you guys! Thanks for the plant, Matt!

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