Zone 7 there are lots of possibilities. Zone 5 only a few.
The most cold hardy, all Phyllostachys:
Midsize (20'-40')
-aureosulcata & forms (-15F)
-bissetii (-15F)
-nuda (-15F)
Timber (40'+)
-rubromarginata (-5F)
-vivax (-5F)
-henon (0F)

Also, if you follow the links to the full gallery I have some pics of a new culmn - is that the blue/grey color that glauca usually has? I've never seen glauca in person before (previously).

hmm... doesn't P. glauca max out at 2" diameter? Also the glauca shoots I've seen pics of are missing the tan bottom half of each sheath leave, which all the shoots in these particular groves had. Also aren't the sheath blades crinkled on glauca? At least that's what a chinese book that I have ...

What do ya'll think? I cannot figure this one out. I have two different groves here near Durham, NC that look the same. Can someone help me? Here's the info: max diameter: 2.5 inches max height: 37 feet Shoot description: Shoots are mostly of a wine-red/brown color with light tan at the bottom of th...

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