Cryptomeria japonica, or better known as Japanese Cedar, is probably only marginally hardy here. It turns a drab color in winter like the native, unrelated Red Cedars. This young tree looks burnt and I don’t know how this tree and the other couple I still have alive will turn out this Spring. All my bamboo […]
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Iowa Bamboo
So I am playing with some bamboo now in plant hardiness zone 5, testing various species. This is my Phyllostachys Nuda after some very cold weather: This Evergreen Grass is not so evergreen anymore. As long as the rhizomes survive the winter, it should come back up next spring.