Re: Japanese knotweed or Polygonum cuspidatum
- Subject: Re: Japanese knotweed or Polygonum cuspidatum
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:25:55 -0500
> From: Merri Morgan <mmorgan@wcgnet.net>
> Marge, the description of it said 8 feet tall. Does that sound
about right
> to you?
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Could be, I think. Like I said, mine is more like 6' or so, but it
is in part shade, too. Last year, it shot up to 10' or so and fell
over at the 5' mark - dunno why. In your border, which I assume is
mostly sunny from the plants in it, I should think 8' is possible -
probably not the first year, tho'. Seems to me mine put out like 1
or 2 stems the first year and then increased stem count as time
passed. Stems are very bamboo-like; hollow and jointed, but not
quite as stiff.
Will be most interested to hear what you have to report about it come
end of season.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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