We moved into our home last year and noticed that we have a small area (8 x 4) where beautiful clumping bamboo is growing. New culms have popped up in the last few weeks and a couple are already at 8-10ft. I’ve been trying to narrow down the species; however, as a newcomer to Bamboo I am having some trouble. Here is what I know:
1. It survives in Northern New Jersey where it gets colder than 20 F in the winter.
2. It looks like a clumper as it doesn’t seem to have sent out any runners either last spring or this spring.
3. It is in an area that gets around 4-6 hours of direct sun a day in the spring/summer (late morning to midday).
4. New culms went from unnoticeable to 8+ ft tall in 3 weeks. I’m not sure how tall they can get as it looks like the older ones were topped
Now for some photos (sorry if there are too many):
I am in the process of planning a privacy screen against a side fence and really like the look, height and other characteristics of this bamboo. I would either try to purchase more or, better yet, attempt to transplant some of these to the new location about 100 ft away. Needless to say, any pointers would be great.
Thanks,
Michael
