NANAMAN

BTW Terry, thats good info on propagating more difficult varieties. I'm going to try that on my bambusa emeiensis viridiflavus when it gets bigger.

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Dean W.

I also admire bamboo and am adding to my collection. I liked the advice on rooting cuttings.

Dean

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Bamboo Conne'iseur

That is some great info, and a somewhat guarded secret of tropical bamboo suppliers. I am surprised Robert chose to share that. Bambusa lako is one that is hard to do cuttings with. I have not had success with it, but I have not tried but a few times. With the lako, it appears timing is everything, as its best to take cuttings around *may or june*, while it has plenty of stored energy. Check this guy's site out who has a lot of experience with cuttings. Great guy.
http://www.boonut.com/bamboohowto.html#propagate

Great to see so many people who are fans of bamboo.

Dean W.

Thanks for the link. I'm intrested in propagating my Bambusa oldhamii. I guess I could try some of the same techniques.

Dean

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tlturbo

We have had a LOT of rain the past 2 weeks here in S FL and the bamboo loves it. These 3 sprouts came up last week on the Black "Lako". Not bad for a weeks growth.

Terry

Raules

Hello! All photos very beautiful. At me the bamboo too grows in an apartment from seeds. It Dendrocalamus membranaceus and Dendrokalamus asper. Prompt what sizes the box is necessary to them? And that seems to me these pots are small for them.

Dendrokalamus asper






Dendrocalamus membranaceus

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momoese

This has been one of my favorite posts here. Thanks everyone for sharing the pics and info!

I have a question that's a bit off topic but what the heck. What is the best edible Bamboo and how do you prepare it?

shopgirl2

N.C. has a natural bamboo that grows in the swamps and not very invasive. Perhaps you might want to look onto that. I think they are Reed Bamboo.

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Dean W.

shopgirl2,

Your probally refering too is Arundo donax which is not a bamboo.

Dean

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PAJ53

I could also be Arundinaria gigantea I grow this specie in north texas for craft material I cut two twenty foot poles yesterday Pictures below "Quote from link about it" The bamboos of North America are found in the Eastern and Southeastern United States, from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Texas. River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) occurs in low woods and along riverbanks. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0313113103.htm

The Plant has thicker walls and is less eazy to split than the giant timbers I also grow mandrake vivax and muso it is structurally weaker that those types

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Dean W.

PAJ53,

Thats true I forgot about the Arundinaria gigantea.

Dean

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PAJ53

I have zone envy when it comes to bamboo I wish I could grow a Tropical types here in zone 7 The Temperates types take a long tome to get big if you start with a small affordable plant. I have eaten shoots of Phyllostachys bambusoides, Phyllostachys Muso, Phyllostachys Vivax and Yellow groove that I have growing. The Phyllostachys Bambusoides tasted the best and was the most tinder of the shoots the yellow groove was the toughest and least tasty; I would not consider eating Arundinaria gigantea it is too woody and tought when it comes up. I would like to try growing a chumping type Tropical here but the cost of getting one and losing it has prevented me from trying -Philip

Dean W.

Philip,

I have four clumpers. Thirteen species all together.

1.) Bambusa multiplex "Alphonse Karr’: September 2007: in pot

2.) Bambusa multiplex ‘Tiny Fern Striped’: August 2007: in pot

3.) Bambusa oldhamii: April 2007: in ground

4.) Bambusa ventricosa 'Holochrysa Kimmei’: September 2007: in pot

5.) Chimonobambusa quadrangularis: September 2007: in pot

6.) Phyllostachys aurea: mid 80’s: groves and two in pots:

7.) Phyllostachys meyeri: mid 80’s: grove and one in 10-gallon pot:

8.) Phyllostachys nigra: April 2007: in 25-gallon pot

9.) Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’: April 2007: in a pot

10.) Pseudosasa japonica ‘Tsutsumiana’: September 2007: in pot

11.) Semiarundinaria fastuosa: April 2007: in 25-gallon pot

12.) Shibataea chinensis: August 2007: in pot

13.) Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda: September 2007: in pot


I really have too many.

Dean

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PAJ53

Re Dean Is the Bambusa oldhamii large enough to divide yet I would love to have a start of that All of my bamboos are in the ground the only one not sizing up is the muso from a 92 seedling from after the die off all the others are over 20 ft tall up to 2 in culms maybe bigger next year; I make couple of trips south each year perhaps we could work out some things for trading next year in the spring - On the Bamboos that I sell locally here I like to have them potted for several months before selling to make sure they will not die because it is just too much work to dig up the bigger culms and have them die because they were not stabilized in a pot it takes an axe to cut the rhizomes in the ground when they are over a inch in diameter and that makes it really hard to dig up 30 to 50 gal sized plants and one to five gallon ones take a real long time to get big again once re-planted around here -Philip

Dean W.

Philip,

We could work something out in the spring. I have one that it is still relatively small. It is 3-4ft. tall that I need too move and divide. I planted it to close to a fence, I don't want it growing into the neighbors yard later.

I know what you mean about taking a long time to grow. Thats why often times bamboo collecting is an expensive hobby.

Dean

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Dean W.

Philip,

Here is a picture.

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Dean W.

Philip,

I sold the Bambusa oldhamii in the picture. I have another left that I need to divide. Maybe, we can work something out?

Dean

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dablo93

I enjoyed all the pics that you made!!
I am not really a bamboo fan but I love the huge ones, of over 5 meters high and stems that are as big as a head of a humanD (I dont know of I am saying it good.. )

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Dean W.

dablo93,

They won't get thick as a human head here. Still there an impressive bamboo.

Dean

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Taylor

Dean, do you sell any? I need some clumpers...