"SteveB" wrote in message
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I've been reading about it, and it seems bamboo is much more cold
tolerant that I would have ever guessed.

Steve
Bamboo can be a great addition to the landscape, but you have to understand
the plant's characteristics --

Differences between clumping and running bamboo types, which also
approximates the difference between temperate zone and subtropical zone
species;

Growth habit -- particularly that it's only actively growing for a short
period each year.

The first year you plant bamboo you'll probably see no growth above ground,
and progressively more growth each following year --

The first year it sleeps
The second year it creeps
The third year it leaps --