u/hot_pockets_and_god

Hi All

Planted this Emperor 1 last June in NJ zone 7a. I wanted something that could deal with full sun since I have basically no shading. It's pushing a second round of growth so guessing it's doing well. It was 2 feet tall when planted and it's now over 4 feet. It had to deal with a little damage from deer before I could fence it off and some minor wind damage last year. Second pic is how this season started out.