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by Tyke-A
Tue May 11, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: bamboo damage from Feb 2021 polar vortex
Replies: 11
Views: 5824

Re: bamboo damage from Feb 2021 polar vortex

... late summer days are pretty brutal with over 100 degree days and high winds. Like sticking your face in a furnace. I've pushed it by planting 7a/7b plants too so its been interesting to see which ones can make it. We're selling the farm so I hope whoever buys it will appreciate the Bamboo. Its ...
by redfang
Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo in Alaska
Replies: 11
Views: 4843

Re: Bamboo in Alaska

Yeah, I kind of figured any bamboo would be a challenge outdoors. If I only lived in Sitka (7b) or even Homer or Seward (7a), there might be more possibilities. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm still sort of keen to try anyway. :wink:
by daschmitz0
Thu May 07, 2020 5:02 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Clumping in the Columbia River Gorge
Replies: 7
Views: 4108

Clumping in the Columbia River Gorge

Hello - I'm a newbie and have been reading everything I can find (including some old threads here) on the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon (Zone 7b according to USDA, 3a according to Sunset Magazine). Ideally I would like to go with a clumping bamboo to make a dense screen but that seems to be ...
by Arkansas
Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:36 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: First Shoots of 2020
Replies: 10
Views: 5522

First Shoots of 2020

... and I'd guess 25 feet tall. I have a few Japanese Timber Bamboo poking through, but it's still a bit early for new shoots of them. I'm in Zone 7b. Update on my bamboo findings (long time since i posted). I've been growing bamboo for 29 years. Japanese Timber Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) ...
by Cooper12
Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:23 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Ps Amabilis (Tonkin Cane) 2018
Replies: 8
Views: 5729

Re: Ps Amabilis (Tonkin Cane) 2018

wondering if Sinobambusa intermedia will do ok in 6B/7A ?
Also Semiarundinaria fastuosa good in 6A/7B ?
or just stay with Tonkin Cane since to me its nicer when established ?
by TheJournier
Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: Anyone interested in charity case?
Replies: 4
Views: 5726

Re: Anyone interested in charity case?

... fast" was what he said. So I wonder if they shoots will come back with more girth the following years. So any thoughts on what is at least 7b-8a hardy, most likely a runner, matures 1"+ thick, and looks like this? - I'll try to get better pictures when I actually get it. https://image.ibb.co/n58Fa9/20180822_101804.jpg
by johnw
Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:06 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Recommendations Please
Replies: 12
Views: 6917

Re: Recommendations Please

dp - Your info on Campbell is spot on. I've seen a few burnt leaves around +5F in Zone 7b so it's definitely touch and go.

john
by vindiesel.zmaj
Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:54 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Looking for 12'-15' tall clumping Bamboo in zone 6 with clay
Replies: 9
Views: 8115

Re: Looking for 12'-15' tall clumping Bamboo in zone 6 with

Try fargesia robusta campbell. It grows about 4.5-5m in zone 7b/8a, it should be at least 3.5m tall in zone 6. Cool thing about this fargesia is that it has second shooting period during summer. Canes are smaller than those in spring, but still.... And ...
by aireque_slc
Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:05 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Cold hardy clumping timber varieties; do they exist?
Replies: 25
Views: 21108

Cold hardy clumping timber varieties; do they exist?

... to be the newbie. I searched the forum so as not to be that guy who restarts the same threads. I live in Salt Lake City on the valley floor at 7b hardiness at best. I want a bamboo that will create a thick, tall screen, but also be useful as timber and possibly for eating new shoots. I don't ...
by Cooper12
Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:45 am
Forum: Source List
Topic: Species List hardiness change suggestions.
Replies: 49
Views: 64260

Re: Species List hardiness change suggestions.

... October and go thru April. Average lows are 30-32 for the months of December , January and February where as a city say Atlanta which shows as a 7B has higher average minimum temperatures for those months.Though I know it can get colder there. We have had numerous nights in the 24-26 degree range ...
by dependable
Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:46 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Gardening zone question...
Replies: 7
Views: 5696

Re: Gardening zone question...

... events here, where it is supposed to be zone 7a. My plants were set back accordingly. Even though temperature averages for the year were closer to 7b. For plants I provide my customers, I'll tend to be pessimistic about what zone we are in; better to provide a zone 6 plant that lives than a more ...
by wolfedg
Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:18 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Gardening zone question...
Replies: 7
Views: 5696

Re: Gardening zone question...

... in the U.S. and the climate maps have been recently updated to reflect this. Sometimes resulting in a supposed increase of 2 (half zones-ex 6b - 7b) for some areas. The second issue is that there are multiple zone maps going around. The main two being the USDA map and the Arbor Day map. The third ...
by Nicholas
Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:24 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Need some bamboo advice
Replies: 5
Views: 4772

Re: Need some bamboo advice

I live outside Memphis TN in zone 7b, and I have already installed 300+ feet of rhizome barrier (60mm*30 inch) around the whole project, because I do not want problems with the neighbors and because I may build a liner pond in the future. ...
by OskieBoy
Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Need some bamboo advice
Replies: 5
Views: 4772

Need some bamboo advice

... the back-center which is 110 feet by 10 feet, and the back-right area which is a 20 foot by 15 foot triangle. I live outside Memphis TN in zone 7b, and I have already installed 300+ feet of rhizome barrier (60mm*30 inch) around the whole project, because I do not want problems with the neighbors ...
by johnw
Mon Jan 04, 2016 3:42 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Transplanting small division before leafing out?
Replies: 21
Views: 13802

Re: Transplanting small division before leafing out?

... our low Spring temps. Wind is a real problem. The Zone is 6 where I am but as cold a zone 6 as is possible; the southern tip of NS is 6b, 7a and 7b with even cooler summers and foggier by a long shot. Soil is poor, rocky and mineral. All in all colder in winter than high mountainous China, the ...