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by Shuigou4679
Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: need help with placement of 3 different running species
Replies: 3
Views: 2123

need help with placement of 3 different running species

... my 29 years of living here (born & raised) experiencing all kinds of weather & temps. during the winter, I'd actually classify us as 7a or 7b. But my small town, my property in particular, could be a micro climate. 3) Is there enough space in my area to grow all three separately and still ...
by bamboothew
Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:50 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Clumper suggestions for the hot and humid southeast
Replies: 49
Views: 17283

Re: Clumper suggestions for the hot and humid southeast

... for a few years they may get mature enough to reach full hardiness and hold leaves many winters. Anyway, it should be fun :) Anyone here in zone 7b or 8a had success with multiplexes?
by bamboothew
Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:34 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: most and least rewarding boos of 2011
Replies: 17
Views: 6808

Re: most and least rewarding boos of 2011

... whatever is creating the shade often helps protect against the wind by default. Of course this is all only academic for me since I live in zone 7b with zone 8 winters most years , not to rub it in or anything :)
by bamboothew
Sun May 29, 2011 7:30 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: appalachiana divisions ready by fall
Replies: 0
Views: 2592

appalachiana divisions ready by fall

... --any Sasa --any Indocalamus --any clumper (besides Rufa) that is reported to possibly be useful in hotter climates that will survive zone 7b winters --any Semiarundinaria besides yashadake kimmei --very short Phyllostachys such as bisseti dwarf or humilis --any cultivar of Phy. nigra besides ...
by marcat
Tue May 17, 2011 11:04 pm
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: Mule Palm
Replies: 16
Views: 15048

Re: Mule Palm

Zone 8A maybe 7B in a protected spot
MarCat
by Tarzanus
Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Zone 8 Moso smackdown
Replies: 19
Views: 8192

Re: Zone 8 Moso smackdown

... that will not repeat in the following years. I'd give it another year or two, hopefully it will adapt to harsh winters and grow. I'm in zone 7b and this winter we've seen temperatures lower than -20°C, measured at soil level. Combined with winds, I can't even imagine what kind of horror your ...
by Arkansas
Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:12 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Zone 8 Moso smackdown
Replies: 19
Views: 8192

Re: Zone 8 Moso smackdown

I'm in 7b borderline to 7 and so it's a bit colder here, but this was a rough winter. I had a few 1 gal moso pots in the ground for 2 years and they were about 3 feet tall with culms pencil size to a bit larger, and leaves were ...
by Arkansas
Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: Website Suggestions and Notes
Topic: Search function
Replies: 3
Views: 5459

Re: Search function

... don't often get the message saying "that keyword was ignored because it's too common". http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/search.php?keywords=7b&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search This search for "7b" ...
by Lazlo Woodbine
Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:28 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Which blue bamboo?
Replies: 27
Views: 10204

Re: Which blue bamboo?

... SF Bay Area, zone 9-10 (depending on source). Pretty flexible on location in terms of sunlight. I'm growing all three .... but I'm zone 7b... over in the UK ....so I suspect that's not much help. My papyrifera is young and took a pasting this winter almost total defoliation - but reports ...
by bamboothew
Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:43 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: DEEEP Freeze
Replies: 26
Views: 8183

Re: DEEEP Freeze

... seems that global warming is freezing Texas...Isn't it so odd that Houston is forecasted for 20 degrees, yet my low so far this year in zone 7b has been 18 and our forecast this week bottoms out in the mid 20's Advocates of global warming claim it causes temperature extremes both hot & ...
by bamboothew
Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:06 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: DEEEP Freeze
Replies: 26
Views: 8183

Re: DEEEP Freeze

... really feel for all you tropical guys out there :( Isn't it so odd that Houston is forecasted for 20 degrees, yet my low so far this year in zone 7b has been 18 and our forecast this week bottoms out in the mid 20's. Strange weather, indeed! I remember before winter came those in the know were ...
by gbock
Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:54 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: My bamboo covered with snow
Replies: 14
Views: 6477

Re: My bamboo covered with snow

Here's my contribution to this thread. All photos taken this morning at my in-laws in Mount Shasta, Northern California (zone 7b). Phyllostachys angusta: http://www.gerhardbock.com/public/bamboo/101127_Ph_angusta01.jpg Phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis: http://www.gerhardbock.com/public/bamboo/101127_Ph_vivax_aureocaulis05.jpg ...
by VanDell
Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:08 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo in mixed plantings
Replies: 30
Views: 15263

Re: Bamboo in mixed plantings

Hi!

My small garden is located in Dortmund, Germany ... which is propably Zone 7b to 8a.

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by David
Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:00 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: How to maximize the size of next year's shoots.
Replies: 108
Views: 50387

Re: How to maximize the size of next year's shoots.

... promotes late tender growth that does not have time to "harden off" and will die with the first really cold spell. Now if you live in 7b or warmer then you might get away with fertilizing late in the season, but not where I live. I have killed a lot of bamboo trying different things ...
by JakeK
Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:02 am
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: cold hardy palms
Replies: 12
Views: 9057

Re: cold hardy palms

... high temperature in winter needs to be around 40*F at a minimum, if you are expecting it to weather dips to the single digits. It really is a 7b palm. Soil freeze depth is also important to keep in mind. Here in Cincinnati in really bad winters the ground will freeze 12-18 inches deep during ...