"sam" wrote in message
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I would like to plant some but since it is thin-walled, I am worried
about whether or not it could handle the winds from our springtime
thunderstorms. Would it take seriously strong winds to break it or
would even moderate winds (say 40-50 mph) be a threat? Winds of that
nature are very common here in spring.

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Several of my 12'-15' culms from last year are at somewhat of an angle. I
have my doubts as to them straightening up any but you never know. Mostly
these are ones that sprouted up some distance from the original planting,
where they are closer together. We had a rather lengthy period of windy
days and then thunderstorms that did it to them. I don't think there's much
danger of them breaking, although one of my young P. aureosulcata's did have
one culm break off in those storms. Right now my new P. vivax culms that
popped up a couple of weeks ago are over six feet tall. I'm hoping that we
don't have any more severe weather for awhile that might affect them. 40-50
mph winds are hardly moderate, at least here in NE Tennessee. Tropical
Storm is minimum 39 mph with Hurricanes starting at 74 mph.

David Sizemore
Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a)