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Having trouble with rodents and the Phyllos in Prince Edward Island (zone 5). I've tarped the plants in previous winters but rodents set up vacation houses under the tarps where they eat, crap and breed fungus. This past winter I tarped nothing. The results were quite mixed. Here's a spectabilis wit...

Sasa oshidensis and Sasa hayatae after a zone 4 winter.


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I've got all my Phyllos unprotected this winter in PEI. We've got no snow right now for insulation. -21 C was the coldest so far this winter. I assume almost total leaf loss. I'll report on damage in April.
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Two rufas planted side by side in Prince Edward Island Canada. Zone 5 They have survived many many nights since 2010 with lows in the -20C range. The coldest being -28C last Feb. These plants have suffered different levels of defoliation over the years. I have probably lost 4 or 5 other rufas in the...

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Steve your parvifolia is awesome. The rhizome pieces you sent me have either died or turned into living sticks. The largest piece sent out a whip shoot about 5 feet long and it continues to releaf but it has never produced another shoot. I need to get it started. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It must be fun being one of your neighbours John.


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I'll have to do some investigation. It looked ok in early spring. It has been in ground for 4 or 5 years without a scratch. I also lost the top three quarters of a tulip tree and most of a Laburnum that has been in ground 7 or 8 years.


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What are they feeding that thing?


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A small update from PEI, Canada. Zone 5. Brutal winter. Lost all sorts of plants. Here's 'spectabilis' with about 24 new shoots. Notice the burnt to death umbrella pine. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/24/f7ad73b8b526cc6794c1bae28ce44d80.jpg Here's the same plant last September. http://images.t...

Wow, Steve. Nice parvifolia. The rhizomes you sent me are all but gone. Two harsh winters in a row makes it tough to get things started. I should have kept them in pots for a few years before planting out.


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Well, I just got back from the cottage in PEI. I would have said that Bissetii was the hardiest but this past winter my Bissetii was killed to the ground. It has only shot up small survival shoots. From 12 feet tall to 4 feet tall. 20 feet away spectabilis managed to keep some green leaves under the...

Mary, if I were you I'd dig them out and source Fargesia nitida or murielae in their place. That robusta will take forever to come back even with decent winters. Another harsh winter like last and it may die to the ground. I'm afraid you'll be watching a sad scene for a while. I've spotted the two p...

I don't usually shy away from hard work but a hole 10-12 feet in diameter sounds daunting. There are a few sites that could work for on the property without a lot of root removal.

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