This is where New England is hardest on a material. Cane is hollow and takes water at every cut and node, and when that water freezes it reopens last winter's split a little wider. Ground contact is fatal, so panels hang clear of grade on a frame. Penetrating oil each spring is the difference between five years and ten.
Whole or split cane in rolls and panels, framed and hung clear of the ground. A way to fully screen a patio or hot tub, and the shortest-lived thing we install in this climate. Plan on sealing it every spring.