I've had success with Moso 'Anderson Clone'. It has some burning this winter, but that's rare. Culms are up to about 4" in diameter.

GARDEN VISIT/POTLUCK Date: Sunday April 15th, 2012-Rain or Shine. Please email me for address. Arrive 10:00 AM (Please park across road on Sedgwick. Walk around garden, socialize, etc. Camellias, palms, & pretty much everything else has fared well over the winter. Many flower bulbs will be flowe...

Mine is flowering too.

GARDEN VISIT/CAMELLIA FESTIVAL/POTLUCK :D Date- Sunday April 11th, 2010; Severe weather date-Sunday April 18th, 2010(Drizzle isn't severe weather.) Location-Burlington County, N.J. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR ADDRESS. Arrive 10 AM. Walk around garden and socialize. There are about 100 (spring or fall flower...

In spring of 2008, someone gave me a large container containing 2 P. vivax culms. I planted it in early fall 2008 in light shade (Probably too much shade). There were no new culms this year; only a few new leaves on the existing culms. I have growth on P. nigra and P. aureosulcata under similar cond...

Hi Brad, Are you interested in a trade? I have nice gallon Trachycarpus fortunei, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Sabal minor 'McCurtain, and S. louisiana; all from seed. I can send pics. I also have Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Steroidal Giant', but I'll need to propagate that next year as it's more finicky than...

I find the Anderson Moso is noticeably hardier. Any bamboo becomes hardier with age, but Anderson has not frozen back even in the low single digits. It doesn't windburn too much either.

GARDEN VISIT/PLANT SWAP/POTLUCK Date: Sunday May 3rd, 2009-rain or shine Please email me for address. Arrive 10:00 AM (unload plants and food in driveway and park across road. Walk around garden, socialize, etc. potluck 12 noon Afternoon-plant swap(informal or prearranged trades), visits to nearby p...