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Hey all!
I picked up a couple fairly large palms at Broadway 2 weeks ago. I finally got them in the ground this past weekend. I don;t have room to store them indoors, so I will just protect them heavily this coming winter and hope for the best. Not ideal, I know, but if I keep the temps about -10C they should be fine! The large (and small) rocks piled around were removed from the ground while I was digging the hard clay out!
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Phyllostachys bissetti.One of several varieties I just planted. I plan on bending the culms down and pileing a layer of loose mulch over them to avoid cold damage. Hopefully this will allow the bamboo to size up (hence adding hardiness) more quickly!
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Musa basjoo, planted as a small 2 gallon this spring! Now on it's way to 6 feet...
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Cheers,
Paul

Hey Paul
nice buys from Broadway.

That culms treatment for winter will work as long as the stems remain pliable.
Does that process work as stems age and increase in diameter?

Your banana loves its spot!
Barb

Thanks Barb! I was pleased to get such nice palms for half price! It's just too bad that I've had to plant them half-way through the summer.
As for the culm diameter question, here's my theory... Once the culms get to a size that tI can't bend them to ground level easily (or without breaking them) they should be able to take more cold then the thin, less mature canes... And, hopefuly, that means they willbe able to take zone 5 typr weather (assuming I'm able to prevent the soil aroud the roots from freezing too deeply!
If you look to the back left of the first pic, that i p. aureosulcata and I think I'll have a difficult time bending the thicker (and older, it was a field dug specimen) culms down, so I may just have to how they fare over winter!
Cheers,
Paul

That one against the house does have larger diameter canes already.
If it's a sheltered side of the house, it might surprise you.
Barb

Paul nice to see you got a good deal on those great looking palms. To bad Broadway gardens might be gone next year. Keep us informed how they all do.

John

The owners of broadway will continue to operate out of thier rice road gardens location and the hardy palm line will continue in limited supply next year, or so Im told by Tony, who is in charge of the hardies...
I just ordered whatever he has left in the takil, sable minor and needles....
Just want to say goodbye to all of you because when my wife finds out, Im dead.......

Goodbye, Arctic,
Looking forward to some pics when they arrive (while she's at work).
Barb

lol...at work, of course!