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by philippe smets
Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:31 am
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: arrrrggggg!
Replies: 9
Views: 7386

Re: arrrrggggg!

we would like to say aurea but the white ring on the node makes me think lots of kikko.

Have you got a picture of the nodes higher on the culms and a picture of the leaves ?

thank you

Phil
by philippe smets
Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:08 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phyllostachys kwangsiensis and prominens
Replies: 4
Views: 4510

Re: Phyllostachys kwangsiensis and prominens

I have plants of prominens, the real one. It s a wonderful bamboo. The only thing I live in Italy...
by philippe smets
Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:03 am
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Is this Phyllostachys bambusoides holochrysa all gold
Replies: 7
Views: 6687

Re: Is this Phyllostachys bambusoides holochrysa all gold

Have you got a picture of the leaves and a closer look to the nodes ?

Philippe
by philippe smets
Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:01 am
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: Looking for bambusa oldhamii seeds
Replies: 3
Views: 5913

Re: Looking for bambusa oldhamii seeds

Hi,

better starting from a division than from Seeds

Oldhamii is not flowering :wink:

Philippe
by philippe smets
Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:17 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: privacy screen selection? combining tall and short?
Replies: 7
Views: 5602

Re: privacy screen selection? combining tall and short?

Henonis is a great choice too, tall bamboo , with lots of leaves from the bottom to the top of the culms :wink:
by philippe smets
Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:46 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: looking for shanghai 3
Replies: 5
Views: 7079

Re: looking for shanghai 3

I have got some shanghai 3 in Rome Italy but I do not know if it s worth it for you to have sent it to the Us


philippe
by philippe smets
Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bambusa Lako
Replies: 3
Views: 4006

Re: Bambusa Lako

I have got the bambusa lako in Italy--- Rome, temperature zone 9 and it s still a bit limit the grow the lako outside


Which temperatures have you got during the winter ?

philippe
by philippe smets
Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:48 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: phyll. edulis belgium
Replies: 4
Views: 5550

Re: phyll. edulis belgium

I m belgian but live in Italy,

I go back to belgium very often and I have lots of edulis, if you want to you can contact me via mp,

philippe
by philippe smets
Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:56 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Mystery phyllostachys
Replies: 7
Views: 5936

Re: Mystery phyllostachys

Could it be humilis ?

philippe
by philippe smets
Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:29 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Boo-Shoots for 2015
Replies: 210
Views: 87973

Re: Boo-Shoots for 2015

Kikko has started shooting in ROme( Italy)

phil :wink:
by philippe smets
Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:18 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Boo-Shoots for 2015
Replies: 210
Views: 87973

Re: Boo-Shoots for 2015

Phyllostachys praecox " Yellow Fire"

http://imageshack.com/a/img633/4966/1vondi.jpg
by philippe smets
Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:33 am
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Japanese Timber Bamboo?
Replies: 8
Views: 6920

Re: Japanese Timber Bamboo?

on the vivax, there is a big difference of the colour of the culms of the year and the ones of the previous years that look much lighter .

phil
by philippe smets
Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: my field named "Elemento Bambù"
Replies: 13
Views: 9451

Re: my field named "Elemento Bambù"

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