Nothing yet this year! Kinda nervous. The plants are about 5-6 years old and this time last year we have tons of shoots. It has been colder this year~not freezing, just not warming up like in years past. Those MOSAs look amazing. I want Mosa.

David, I think I am going to take you up on your offer. It is not that far at all for me. Thank you very much....all of you. I am so glad I found this forum. I am learning so much.

Is this Phyllostachys Vivax the same as aurea? If it is than DARN. I bought these plants on E-bay and was told one was Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' and the other was Phyllostachys vivax~Timber (just looked up what I purchased 4 years ago) it is quite disappointing. Almost want to rip it out and get t...

I was thinking the same thing...DARN. I am by far not an expert on Bamboo but I absolutely love it. For 4 years I thought I was growing two different varieties...and not phyllostachys aurea. I wanted a much larger type. I was hoping that the leaves would stop growing at the bottom. lol. please someo...

Here is my second plant. It comes up about 3 weeks after my first plant (these pics are now). The culm sheathes are darker than my first plant.

If you need more photos, please let me know.

Thanks again,

Diane

I Hope you could help me with the id of these two wonderful plants I got 4 years ago. I will break this up in two posts since it will only allow a few photos. When I got the plants they were about 1 1/2 foot high. I was told one was a "Timber" and the other was a "Phyllostachys V"...