P. Vivax Auerocaulis

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P. Vivax Auerocaulis

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This shoot finally lost its sheaths. The green stripes go completely around the node shown below:

<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/ ... caulis.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">

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Wow, that's great looking. What height do you expect it to get, Brian.
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Mikein53-Its a little over a half inch. Very large size-up from last year. Its now...3 years old. After seeing needmore's Auerocaulis I would expect this culm to surpass 15 feet. But much less than 20.
Here are some other pictures that I am going to post. All are of different species:
Hibano. Tranquillans Shiroshima:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/ ... oshima.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">
P. Nigra Henonis:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/ ... enonis.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">
P. Auerosulcata:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/ ... ulcata.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">
P. Iridescens:
<img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b102/ ... escens.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">

Sorry for not having pictures. My computer has over a hundred on it now of just bamboo...no wonder it goes so slow! :lol: -Eastlandia
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I should try to get more on myself. 'Robert Young' just started shooting here a week ago, looks like I may have some nice ones.
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Brian,

Nice shots of the new culms.

Last year my largest vivax were 1.2 inches in diameter (measured with a string and geometry at waist height) but only topped out at 13-16ft. So if you get 15ft from a .5 inch culm that is very impressive, at least from my experience with vivax.
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What is the guestimate for max height, in a location such as LindianaK.

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Um I think over 15 feet here in Eastindianalandia.
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I know over 15'.
(But what will it be in 10-15 years when the grove is mature?) was what I was suggesting.
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Those are some nice shoots there. As far as height goes. only speculation mind you but i would assume that based on our zone i would guess 30 ft. to be the max for us. it's the dia. of the culm that means more to me personally. so that is the big ?....
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OH! ha, sorry I really dont know the final height. My "grove" is 3-4 years old. I dont think Needmore can say a max height either. Plus, he planted his next to his house trying to get larger culms... -Eastlandia
And The culm looks to have a height of maybe 12-13 feet now that I look at it.
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A very curious appearance. Two of my culms of this variety (Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'), this season have this crook in their culms:


<img border="0" src="http://www.bambooweb.info/images/crafts/CRW_0549.jpg" width="478" height="636">
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Very cool! 8) You just never know what vivax is going to do. :D
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Awesome crook!
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Fantastic. All of my culm sheaths have fallen off of my culms. "grove" is quite larger than last year. Hopefully we can see a size up next year. My 'Auerocaulis' is really spread out. And if I can remember right, that's how needmore's is too. thanks for the pic. -eastlandia
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RE: P. Vivax Auerocaulis

Post by kudzu9 »

Joseph-
What you have there is actually a rarely seen subspecies called Vivax 'aureocurlus'...
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