[December-April] Native North American bamboo rhizome sale - Giant River Cane - Arundinaria Gigantea

I will continue accepting orders until at least 11:50pm eastern time on May 5, but probably a little longer than that.

When I reset the price back to $9,999 per order, that will be the sign that sales are done for the season. Until then, please do free to place an order.

just found this thread.  I'm in S.E. MI (zone 6a).  Will this grow in my area?

Jerry Ward wrote:just found this thread.  I'm in S.E. MI (zone 6a).  Will this grow in my area?

I would think so but I'm not familiar with your region, so let me offer you some perspectives on its cold hardiness. If you think these temperature ranges fit your area, I will include you in the guarantee.

I'm also attaching an map for A. gigantea from the Biota of North America Program showing its native range (all three highlighted colors on this map indicate the native range). This gives me the sense you are probably in a suitable area (and possibly even within a part of its native range that hasn't been mapped), but also that you might be near the cold edge of its suitable climate.

During the winter at our farm, the temperatures regularly go down to about 5 degrees Fahrenheit. A few nights a year there may be overnight lows down to -5F here but it is uncommon.

These temperatures do not bother the Arundinaria gigantea.

Some of the resources about A. gigantea I find online report hardiness down to -5 or -9 Fahrenheit. That sounds about right to me.

How does this sound in light of your climate and conditions?

I think I might be just a bit too cold.  While it doesn't happen often, I think we get at least a few nights each winter in that -10 range.  If I knew enough about my land I might be able to identify an area with a micro-climate that would be that few degrees warmer, but I'm not that skilled yet.

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