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12-09-2009, 11:35 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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Re: Bamboo Project Updates, All Growers
You are probably correct, I tend to pamper my plants too much. My wife tells me that. I understand that bamboo and other plants (like my windmill palms) become more cold hardy as they mature. This will be the 2d winter for my bamboo so it should do better than last year. They have some of the same bamboo at the St Loius Zoo and Missouri Botanical Garden that is over 20 feet tall and it seems to stay green all year. It does stay a bit warmer in the city than it does out in the suburbs where I live, but only a few degrees differnce.
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Btw, saw your Moso, in the other post, but figured you must be in a Lot warmer climate. That's just super for zone 6! Jeremy! Same here. Only got up to about 25f today & supposed to go down to about 10f tonight, ouch! And your wife's probably right. There's a Lot of really tall bamboos that are Very cold-hardy, even down to -15f. Here's a list of cold-hardy bamboos according to ABS (The American Bamboo Society): A guide to Bamboo Check Post-#69. It doesn't cover all the cold-hardy bamboos but there's a lot there to check out. |
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No damage to my golden bamboo at 9F last night. The freeze pruf must be helping because last year I remember leaf damage below about 10F. I will spray again with freeze pruf in a week or 2 when we get a day above 50F.
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well I have to say Im envious Eric! with you collection of bamboo, I hope to collect a few more in the future because buying them from local nurseries isnt cheap. I think the only one that I have seen for a decent price was the Golden goddess.
I think i need to review all the different types of Clumping bamboo out there because iM a bit rusty and I dont remember names any more. |
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I am suggesting Phyllostachys Parvifolia as a bamboo for zones5-7
because it can get up to 4inch culms and 40ft tall and still reach big sizes in cooler climates with it's impressive leaf hardiness. It also looks pretty. Here's how mine has done since I bought it in the spring(2gallon plant) showing the cold protection. It has about a dozen rhizomes reaching 5ft away from the main clump so it will be interesting to see what comes up next spring. Purchased May 2009 June 2009 September 2009 November 2009 December 2009
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Here are my spring updates on some of my bamboos. Both my basjoos turned brown, rotted and died probably due to lack of light, but my bamboos look great. At least it looks like they all survived the brutal zone 6 winter.
Now I'm going to have to get some new basjoos. Phyllostachys Parvifolia Phyllostachys Dulcis Phyllostachys Atrovaginata Phyllostachys Edulis (moso)
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I'm growing some Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' and it does very well here in south florida.
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My Bambusa oldhamii looks pretty bad after a harsh winter. I had to cut down a number of 3-4" culms that got fried. Hopefully it will sprout anew from any surviving culms.
It completely defoliated this winter. Sorry if this is not relevant. I did not read all post. Regards, |
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I just planted 3 clumps of black bamboo. I bought it from a nursery in Alabama oldsouthnursery.com I would highly recommend old south nersery, their prices are reasonable and shipping is fast.
I will take some pictures later this spring when it starts growing.
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I got some of my plants from this bamboo plantation. Bamboo Plantation - Bamboo Species Price List!
They usually have well developed plants that are readly to make larger shoots once you plant them since they've been in the pot well over 1 year. They also sell at reasonable prices. I still have about 30 potted mosos left which I plan to let grow out a bit more before I start selling my own. None of my in ground plants are large enough to propagate yet. Just another picture of my moso after I installed the reflective wall on the north side to increase the sunlight.
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