Re: Empress Splendor Tree

**D* G* <d*@gmail.com>**

I ran it as a herbaceous perennial in USDA 4 - used to hit 10' a year - then
burn to the ground over winter.  Never flowered obviously but it sure got
attention at the back of the main border with those huge leaves and height.

D

>
> I
> I think you should ask if the hardiness to Zone 6 is the whole plant
> or the roots. Here in Zone 5, it's not uncommon for the top part of
> the tree to be damaged by winter temps.
>
> jems
>
> --
Doug Green @douggreen
Editor-in-Chief
SGF Publishing  www.simplegiftsfarm.com
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