I have 2 fines and both have really done well. One has been with me for 5
years and the other for 3. One is located on a fence that faces north and the
other is on the SE corner of a fence. The 5 year old has to be close to 30
feet long at it greatest distance from the roots. The ice storm didn't do a
thing to it. The only die back I had was several years ago when we had the 2
feet of snow and then it stayed on the ground for a long time. Good luck.