"David Gilbertson" wrote in message ...
Hi all,

We recently moved to suburban Philadelphia (zone 6 on the cusp
of 7) from a zone 4 on the cusp of 3 climate, and I find that I have a
glorious stand of bamboo at the back of our property.

It is beautifully dark evergreen, and it is currently waving at
me in the frigid breeze surrounded by a field of snow as I look out one
of the rear windows of our 284-year-old stone colonial home!

I was raised around bamboo (in Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands), so had no idea that a cold hardy variety even existed. I am a
landscape architect and would like to tend to it's cultural
requirements. However, I have not seen any available in local nurserys
(though I do see other stands of bamboo around this area) and have not
consulted a nurseryman yet, but I have looked through all of my
horticulture plant identification "keys" to find only "woody plants" and
perennials.

Do any of you have any suggestions as to variety/cultivar, or
how I can find out how to take care of it?

Best regards,
David Randles Gilbertson, ASLA
416 W. Laurel Ave.
Cheltenham, PA 19012-2034
(215) 379-1047

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