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by needmore
Wed May 16, 2018 3:07 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

Yes, you are correct, as long as people follow the protocol it can be shipped but not directly to the consumer.
by KhunDieter
Wed May 16, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

... PPQ Field Operations) are NOT illegal. Mr. Thammarat of Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand has sent living bamboo plants including seeds to the USDA successfully in the past, and he is capable to do this in future, too. All ...
by needmore
Wed May 16, 2018 10:56 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

Orders to to the US are illegal and subject to confiscation so don't spend big money on any just in case.
by KhunDieter
Wed May 16, 2018 2:06 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

Mr. Thammarat of Boonthammee Bamboo Garden sells bamboo seeds, mainly those from Thailand and southern China (tropical and subtropical, suitable for some southern ...
by GrowingHabit
Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:07 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

My nigra DID flower- about 3 years ago. And its looked like dog vomit since, and this last weekend I gave up nursing it and we leveled a 12 year old grove, painful as that was to do. Left a bare eyelash fringe of about 60 old culms along one edge so the site wouldn't be utterly denuded while some re...
by Deane
Mon Apr 09, 2018 9:17 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

Thanks for all the replys and info I will definitely keep my ears open for flowering talk on here, Stef Allzen should have some seed coming in from a China contact in October so will see what he gets ,last year he had edulis ‘songming’ and edulis ‘mixta’ and a couple of others
by johnw
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

... Or watch out here, though they mainly deal in tropical spp.: http://bamboo-seeds-bbg.blogspot.ca/ As for Phyllos, P. arcana never flowered here. P. propinqua 'Beijing' ...
by needmore
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:45 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

Last time I saw my Indiana plants and that is approaching 3 years now, I still had a healthy F nitida old form that had not yet flowered so others may as well and that could mean that there are 'fresh' Fargesia seeds.
by Tarzanus
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:35 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

... arcana 'Luteosulcata' flowered for some time, including last year, I guess it's still flowering. Moso is flowering each year and most of the seeds sold online are Phyllostachys pubescens seeds. There are claims that other bamboos are also flowering, like nigra and aureosulcata 'Spectabilis', ...
by Deane
Sun Apr 08, 2018 2:33 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

johnw wrote:I've heard of no recent flowering of a Fargesia species. After a year the seeds would be of questionable viability anyway.
Thanks John do you know which Phyllostachys have flowered recently at all
by johnw
Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:35 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Re: Bamboo seeds

I've heard of no recent flowering of a Fargesia species. After a year the seeds would be of questionable viability anyway.
by Deane
Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:57 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7584

Bamboo seeds

I am looking for reputable company’s or people selling bamboo seed (Fargesia or Phyllostachys) I know there is loads on eBay but I don’t trust any of them thanks in advance
by wolfedg
Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:27 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Best Bamboo Nursery Book?
Replies: 5
Views: 4981

Re: Best Bamboo Nursery Book?

... for the suggestions. I'm looking for the technical aspects of dividing bamboo, times of the year where there is most work, expenses for the nursery, ... with about 2.5 pages of solid text on the subject. It also discusses seeds and starter plants on the page previous. As mentioned previously the ...
by Tarzanus
Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:52 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Starting bamboo from seeds
Replies: 1
Views: 2510

Re: Starting bamboo from seeds

Starting Moso from seeds is quite hard and also rewarding when you get a plant that is ready to survive. ... I'm sure you will need it. :) Check this forum for additional info about growing bamboo from seeds. You could also try reading a few posts regarding growing bamboo from ...
by Ren_Kagome
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Starting bamboo from seeds
Replies: 1
Views: 2510

Starting bamboo from seeds

Hey guys, I have a quick question. I'm planning to start new Moso bamboo from seeds this spring. Would it be smart to start them outside, so I wouldn't have to harden them ...