stevelau1911

I cut them down to about 1foot, and they came back in full force reaching up to around 9ft so far, and yes they do survive with enough protection. If you want to save 3ft of stem, then I guess you just need more dried leaves, straw, mulch, or whatever you use to insulate, and perhaps a netting to hole it all together.

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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.

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