Thanks, Tim!

Paul, thanks for the advice! I know that the Pseudosasa is going to be borderline here, and I am going to be siting/protecting it accordingly. I don't think I've ever met "Don" 😆 I did meet John W. back in May, I'll have to give him a call sometime.

Zomble, thanks! As far as the protection goes, I know that I'm going to have to give this palm significant protection, since I'll be planting it in an exposed area on my front lawn. I am planning on buying some large pieces of styrofoam, and constructing a "box" around the palm. Although I am willing to go pretty far in protecting it, my goal is to not have to provide any extra heat (i.e. xmas lights, heat pads, etc) to any of my plants 😆 This thread shows how I protect my palm seedlings, which are planted in a more sheltered area of my backyard: http://palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2631 . Good luck with your new purchase!

A picture with musella, plumeria in flower and ensete maurelii in the back

I was looking everywhere for maurelli, I even bought some seeds from the internet with zero pct germination. Then I found them at home depot. It's in a pot behind the musella and the diameter is triple since I bought it. It's an amazing plant, one leaf per week

The other day I realized that I had forgotten to update this post after I planted everything!

Aucubas and Fargesia:

One of the P. japonicas:

The Pleioblastus (one of them is hidden) and Phyllostachys:

I didn't take a pic of the F. magellanica, but it has grown significantly and flowered since planting. The T. fortunei is going in a pot.

Cameron.

Cameron

The bamboo looks great!

Sry my comp went for a crap for a sec...

The fargesia shouldnt have any problem at all. For this winter, I would just bury it in leaves, and leave it be. Your winters arent harsh enough to do any massive damage IMO.

The Phyllostachys..... Personally, I would bend it to the ground, bury it in a foot of leaves, and tarp it. You want some good root growth and survival for next year. IIR, your PHyllostachys is rated to - 25C? Id protect it like I said the first year, JUST to make sure. I know your winter temps can rebound, so any day thats sunny and above freezing, I would untarp it until night fall, so the thing doesnt bake.

The other bamboo, Im unfamiliar with. If i remember, its a ground cover, and hardy to -25C as well. ID leave it all winter, and mow it down in very early spring before crocus come up. If yoru paranoid, a layer of leaves will work wonders!!

Id also dig up that musella for this winter and keep it inside to let the baby grow.

Nice!

Good luck with them...

Barb

Canadianplant, here's some protection methods I was thinking of:

Fargesia: A lot of mulch
Phyllostachys bissetii: A lot of mulch
Pseudosasa japonica: A lot of mulch, leaves and a recycling bag
Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus: A lot of mulch
Aucuba: A lot of mulch
Fuchsia: A lot of mulch, some leaves
Musa & Musella: Already in pots, so I will bring them inside
T. fortunei: Potted and brought inside

Thanks, Barb!

Canadianplant, here's some protection methods I was thinking of:

Fargesia: A lot of mulch It probably wont need to much, just enough to keep the roots a bit warmer. Thats just my opinion though
Phyllostachys bissetii: A lot of mulch Bend that baby right to the ground. Trust me, you wont hurt it, Bury it in leaves, about a foot and throw a tarp on it. Thats the best way ive found to fully protect it aside from lights/heat tape etc. You wont need that stuff, the leaves and tarp will work lol
Pseudosasa japonica: A lot of mulch, leaves and a recycling bag This is the least hardy bamboo you have. Its rated anywhere between -17C and -30C (the latter im guessing is root hardiness?). Protect it like I suggested the bisetti, and hope for the best!
Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus: A lot of mulch Your best bet, its tough from what I hear!
Aucuba: A lot of mulch *for this and the next one - Shrubs is this years challenge for me. I just used leaves on my Azalea last year, and it worked quite well.
Fuchsia: A lot of mulch, some leaves
Musa & Musella: Already in pots, so I will bring them inside Excellent! Mist them every day, and give them as much sun as you possibly can[B/]
T. fortunei: Potted and brought inside

Thanks, Barb!

Glad to see an update dude! Good luck, ill be thinkin of this too very very soon. We had a few light frosts, enough to wipe out the pumpkins, but everything else is good and or dug up.

Thanks for the info!

Canadianplant, here's some protection methods I was thinking of:

Fargesia: A lot of mulch It probably wont need to much, just enough to keep the roots a bit warmer. Thats just my opinion though Never mulched mine - was OK down to minus 25. Dead after flowering. Some seedlings appeared this year
Phyllostachys bissetii: A lot of mulch Bend that baby right to the ground. Trust me, you wont hurt it, Bury it in leaves, about a foot and throw a tarp on it. Thats the best way ive found to fully protect it aside from lights/heat tape etc. You wont need that stuff, the leaves and tarp will work lol Just pin it to the ground before the main cold blast (I do it in the beginning of December), some leaves and a tarp until the beginning of April. Works just fine!
Pseudosasa japonica: A lot of mulch, leaves and a recycling bag This is the least hardy bamboo you have. Its rated anywhere between -17C and -30C (the latter im guessing is root hardiness?). Protect it like I suggested the bisetti, and hope for the best! Never deal with that one.
Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus: A lot of mulch Your best bet, its tough from what I hear! Never bother at all - it's supposed to be a weed...
Aucuba: A lot of mulch *for this and the next one - Shrubs is this years challenge for me. I just used leaves on my Azalea last year, and it worked quite well. Mine is 1.5 meter tall. Has been growing since 1995. Has seen down to minus 30. I protect it the same way as Ph.bissetii. Pin, leaves and tarp. Works fine.
Fuchsia: A lot of mulch, some leaves. Never mulched mine. Root hardy. Rooting some cuttings every winter just in case. Hard to kill in your climate!
Musa & Musella: Already in pots, so I will bring them inside Excellent! Mist them every day, and give them as much sun as you possibly can[B/]
T. fortunei: Potted and brought inside

Thanks, Barb!

Glad to see an update dude! Good luck, ill be thinkin of this too very very soon. We had a few light frosts, enough to wipe out the pumpkins, but everything else is good and or dug up.

Igor, I included 2 shoots of P. bissetii and Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus in the shipment!

Hey cameron, you said your musella was small right ? ( oh the jokes I just opened up... lol). Would you mind taking pics. Im tryin to ID a year old seedling that got mixed up, and its either a musella or a type of small musa

Igor, I included 2 shoots of P. bissetii and Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus in the shipment!

Thanks, Cameron! Hope the shipment will be in Kazakhstan in 17 days, LOL.

The Aucubas are now sending out new leaves after the winter. A little hard to see:

Hows the boo doing?