Lagniappe

Be VERY patient ! Don't dig it up ,cut it down , or even look at it too much . Just when you think it's gone for sure it will put out leaves . For the first few weeks it's focus will be to replace roots . I had saba ,basjoos and velutinas this year that took over 3 months to leaf out . I had given up on them completely . It's a good thing that I never yanked em up and tossed them to the compost pile . I thought about it a lot .
They won't use much water at all during this period so keep it (soil) on the dry side . Not dustbowl dry but just moist .