I got a good look at the Rufa yesterday. 70% of the top leaves are toast, but all but the top of one or 2 culms are still green :twisted:

Thats a good size Jim!Did you decide where to plant it?

It would be nice to get my Phyllostachys to full hight, but 40 feet would be a stretch here LOL. THen again, most sources ive read state it only gets...

Im assuming the fan keeps them dry, and strong??

Thanks Eric, the good thing is, most of the stuff around there will regrow from the roots. My Rufa took -35C windchil ( protected form most of it, bu...

MY Agave Parryi Sprouted :twisted:

Eh paulYa, they are pretty good nonetheless. Most of the culms look pretty good on the rufa and Phyllostacys, its the scabrida im worried about.Well ...

Some updated pics........ Not to shabby if i say so, concidering i botched the protection this year :shock: The first 3 are my Fargesia rufa, the nex...

The temps finally are on the upswing. All of a sudden we have -1C or 0C highs and -9C lows. Its been very nice.... untill we got a foot of snow. H...

Black bamboo is sexy... I think thats the only word to describe it.It was my first choice, but it wouldnt stand too much of a chance of getting any si...

The temps are quite nice right now. Like you say its quite typical right now. The deathly cold is done for the year. If it wasnt for the foot of sn...

Wow....... that took a shit kickin eh :shock: I can see the green, and although pictures dont always give the proper colour, the green thats there loo...

Wow eric concidering the winter youve had, everything looks pertty good.That Chammy looks like it didnt see that much cold.Is that Sabal the one that ...

Awsome dude. Im still waiting ont he sabal minor i planted in december :shock: The other Sabal seeds have only been planted a week or 2. I found o...

Jim your not getting that large amount of snow in the nect few days are you? Theres a storm comming from minnisota up here...