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499 KB | Borinda papyrifera |
Spring 2016 - plant from Bohemian Bamboo (no longer in business).
Overrated in my opinion. Like most mtn bamboo, can't take much direct sun. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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455 KB | Dendrocalamus asper |
2016 spring - plant purchased from Tradewinds. Deep roots for a clumper. Hard to propagate. Elegant plant. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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135 KB | Phyllostachys glauca 'Yunzhu' |
spring 2016 new shoot - I've lost count but I think this is the 5th year I have seen new culms since it flowered. No seeds have been produced. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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188 KB | Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' |
Gen 2 just starting to take off. My favorite variegated dwarf bamboo re intense colors. Gen 1 originally purchased at Quail Gardens ABS sale. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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342 KB | Semiarundinaria okuboi |
Spring 2016. Plant source - Needmore Bamboo. Requires little care. Looks good alongside Temple Bamboo. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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231 KB | Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' |
Spring 2016 - Variegation goes from yellow/green to white green as leaves mature. This plant has to be in the all time top 10 for overall beauty. Tip - because of amount of white in the leaf, keep it planted out of too much direct sun. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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79 KB | Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Albovariegata' |
spring 2016 - new leaves are yellow/white. Plant via trade with Gene Merril (site member) | Scotts Valley, CA |
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255 KB | Ampelocalamus scandens |
Spring 2016 - purchased in 1994. This was one of the first plants of this species to be introduced to the U.S. From the Karl Bareis collection. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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355 KB | Semiarundinaria yoshi-matsumuae |
Spring 2016. Plant purchased from Bamboo Sourcery | Scotts Valley, CA |
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301 KB | Chusquea sulcata |
spring 2006 - plant purchased from Tim Hicks Bamboo Nursery, Aptos, CA | Scotts Valley, CA |
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408 KB | Semiarundinaria fortis |
Spring 2016 - many new shoots but they are relatively close to the mother plant. Mother plant from a private collector in Seattle. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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137 KB | Pleioblastus chino 'Murakamiansus' |
Spring 2016 - new leaves. Mother plant from Needmore Bamboo | Scotts Valley, CA |
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255 KB | Pleioblastus chino 'Murakamiansus' |
Spring 2016 - mother plant from Needmore Bamboo | Scotts Valley, CA |
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69 KB | Chusquea bilimekii |
mature culm - recently purchased from Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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141 KB | Phyllostachys bambusoides |
Spring 2016 - culm sheaths falling from culms - some 21/2X 1ft | Scotts Valley, CA |
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593 KB | Borinda lushuiensis |
Spring 2016 - | Scotts Valley, CA |
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179 KB | Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' |
2016 shoot. Transplanted last year. Species does not like a lot of direct sun. | Scotts Valley, CA |
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90 KB | Phyllostachys x Shanghai 3 |
stunning shoots | Placerville ca ( 3400 ft) |
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129 KB | Borinda fungosa 'White Cloud' |
seems to be right at the hardy limit here | Placerville ca ( 3400 ft) |
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91 KB | Phyllostachys nidularia June Barbara |
spectacular new shoots | Placerville ca ( 3400 ft ) |
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