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Timber Bamboo Not Cold-Hardy for Kennesaw (Zone 7)

Q: Spacing for giant timber bamboo in Kennesaw? Online says Zones 8-10.

A: Kennesaw is Zone 7—2014's 6°F would kill it. Clumping bamboos are tropical. Umbrella bamboo (Fargesia nitida) is cold-hardy but not heat/sun tolerant. Risk list at bit.ly/bambooclump.

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