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- Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:43 pm
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Ph. Humilis flowering
- Replies: 3
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Re: Ph. Humilis flowering
I'm in NJ. I got my Ph. humilis in 2023, and it is not flowering as of Summer 2025. I liked the low branching for privacy and tried to buy more in 2024, but the seller (Tradewinds) reported flowering in their groves. Picture below 20'x6' in barrier, Ph. humilis on the left, Hibanobambusa tranquillan...
- Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:10 pm
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: My bissetii are flowering
- Replies: 8
- Views: 22635
Re: My bissetii are flowering
My Ph. bissetii (in NJ) did not flower the Summer of 2025. But growth was subdued, maybe it needs more fertilizer. I'll report back Summer of 2026.
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:35 am
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: My bissetii are flowering
- Replies: 8
- Views: 22635
Re: My bissetii are flowering
Hi: I have three large Ph. bissetii groves, they have all started shooting last week (NJ zone 7). So far no sign of flowering. Out curiosity I did a Google search. It seems that Bissetii does Sporadic flowering, see Table 2 [url]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7180196/[/url] Maybe true,...
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:36 am
- Forum: Bamboo Identification
- Topic: Phyllostachys humilis #1? #2?
- Replies: 1
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Phyllostachys humilis #1? #2?
Trying to identify 2 bamboos, northern NJ 6b/7a border both have thick leaves like Ph. bissetii They are across a busy highway from each other. #1seems like P. humilis but with yellow sulcus When I rub upward on the culm it does NOT feel rough like P. aureosulcata, but mostly smooth. Not shooting ri...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:03 pm
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Growing Bamboo shoots on a large scale
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11966
Re: Growing Bamboo shoots on a large scale
"Farming Bamboo" by Daphne Lewis and Carol Miles
is printed on bamboo paper
is printed on bamboo paper
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:06 pm
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Bamboo Forest in Prattville, Alabama - PIC HEAVY
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5558
Re: Bamboo Forest in Prattville, Alabama - PIC HEAVY
I see 2 of the pics have bamboo growing in water. What species would that be? Is Nigra that tolerant of water?
- Fri May 07, 2010 12:53 am
- Forum: Bamboo Identification
- Topic: Unidentified Bamboo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6823
Re: Unidentified Bamboo
I'm leaning against Ph. Aureosulcata (Alata=all green). This is an all green form. Doesn't have the sandpaper feel when rubbed upwards. But the violet color is there. Maybe Phyllostachys angusta but there really aren't many dark spots. It is a tough culm when cut mature and dried. http://www.bamboog...
- Thu May 06, 2010 12:24 am
- Forum: Bamboo Identification
- Topic: Unidentified Bamboo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6823
Unidentified Bamboo
I thought this was Golden or something like that because the mature dry canes are very strong and have a wax to them. This is the first time I've been able to collect shoots.
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- Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:25 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Where can I find a cheap/ light weight potting mix?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8520
Re: Where can I find a cheap/ light weight potting mix?
Several years ago I bought the 40lb bags of topsoil (the cheapest) and mixed in a bag of perlite ($3-4) and vermiculite. I used it for houseplants and the soil is still soft and airy. Perlite doesn't decompose like the fine bark mulch so its there forever. I have stopped using vermiculite as there w...
- Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Mass propagation of bamboo with little to work with.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7334
Re: Mass propagation of bamboo with little to work with.
stevelau1911, I also used craiglist to try and get some 1 gal. plants - one person I was in contact with told me he only sold large plants. He purchased small plants from bamboogarden, let them grow up and then sold 15+ gallon plants. This guy was in New York (Long Island), so with shipping and some...
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:43 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: bamboos in the house
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5888
Re: bamboos in the house
Alan: I fertilized often, watered down Miracle Grow every 2 weeks or so. I also suspect overwatering (suspect #1) but the Moso was shooting like crazy over the winter (all culled by me - winter growth is too weak) and just died come spring. There is still one culm alive (a quarter of a pencil width)...
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:17 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: bamboos in the house
- Replies: 11
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Re: bamboos in the house
I've had problems with indoor bamboos twice and I live in an apartment. Maybe because they never went through winter dormancy and experienced cold OR it could have been over-watering? The first was Golden Bamboo and it lived for almost 3 years and then died - maybe over-watering. Next was Moso put i...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:33 am
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Be Afraid! Be very afraid!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5661
Re: Be Afraid! Be very afraid!
That's TaY TaY nursery, their website was hilarious a few years back. Out and out fr@uds though, they went on an offensive against any bad comments - some websites had to remove the neg@tive comments.
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:58 am
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Winter protection video
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13468
Re: Winter protection video
nice video
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:12 am
- Forum: Bamboo Discussions
- Topic: Bamboo Calendar 2010
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3045
Re: Bamboo Calendar 2010
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