Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Other things that involve bamboo

Moderator: needmore

Post Reply
User avatar
bambooweb
Site Admin
Posts: 1583
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am
Location info: 1
Bamboo Society Membership: ABS - America
Location: Zone 5 in WA State
Contact:

Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Post by bambooweb »

Last week I was tracking down the origin of the Bashania that I got last year.
This lead me to Don Jensen outside Auburn, WA. He has a part time bamboo nursery with a number of unidentified bamboos and bamboos that have come through the PNWC quarantine station.
His place is a must see but a number of his bamboos have grown together and has a number of broken culms, but the sheer size of his Ph. nigra 'Megurochiku' more than makes up for that. :shock: There were also a few large Bashania shoots but we could not tell which plants they were from.

Here is his information from www.specialtynurseries.org
FAIRLIGHT GARDENS BAMBOO NURSERY

We specialize in bamboo. We sell field grown and potted plants in varieties from 2 ft. tall ground covers to 30 ft or more specimen plants. Root block barrier available to prevent spreading. Don is available for lectures on growing and landscaping with bamboo at garden clubs and libraries.

HOURS: We dig in March, April and May. Call or e-mail for appointment.

DIRECTIONS: Take Kent-Kangley Road (Hwy 516) east from Kent to 152nd Ave SE, go south to Kent-Black Diamond Road, go to 165th Ave SE (about 2 miles), right on 165th, left on 164th, go down first hill first driveway on left. follow signs.

Judy & Don Jensen
30904 164th Ave SE
Auburn, WA 98092
PH (253) 631-8932
Bamboo1@foxinternet.net
Bill
User avatar
Iowaboo
Posts: 3121
Joined: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:21 pm
Location info: 32
Location: West Iowa
Contact:

RE: Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Post by Iowaboo »

Great* work Detective Hollenback of the FBI(Field of Bamboo Investigations)
8) Hope your able to find some good finds out that way. Remember, the truth is out there...............
Last edited by Iowaboo on Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
bambooweb
Site Admin
Posts: 1583
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am
Location info: 1
Bamboo Society Membership: ABS - America
Location: Zone 5 in WA State
Contact:

RE: Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Post by bambooweb »

I also found out what happened to the PNWC quarantine greenhouse. :banghead:
The person that had the property that the greenhouse was on pass away :cry: and his wife wanted the chapter to remove it. No one would so she said it was now hers.
User avatar
Iowaboo
Posts: 3121
Joined: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:21 pm
Location info: 32
Location: West Iowa
Contact:

RE: Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Post by Iowaboo »

Interesting how when a spouse dies, the other has free reign over all there life's work.
That's why having a will and other legal documents are very important.
The person that had the property that the greenhouse was on pass away and his wife wanted the chapter to remove it
Why didn't they remove it, I'm guessing too much work would be involved.
8)
BooKing
Posts: 1105
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:26 am
Location info: 0

RE: Nursery with Unidentified bamboos

Post by BooKing »

Probably some really cool unknown bamboo there I'll bet. :wink: Wish I lived closer to investigate...
Post Reply