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by pokenei
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:38 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Dendrocalamus Validus
Replies: 5
Views: 791

Re: Dendrocalamus Validus

Interesting that one bamboo is salt tolerant. Not sure which is worse: storm surges or Winter damage? I think the later. You can at least plant bamboos on higher grounds or on mounts to migitage storm surge damage. Winter protection is much harder for large bamboos and has to be done yearly if you w...
by pokenei
Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: How best to induce shoot abortion
Replies: 2
Views: 831

Re: How best to induce shoot abortion

Just to give an update. I decided to let it grow and I am glad I did. Even though the shoots started off very close, they eventually spreaded out near the top gave each other space. And luckily, the one shoot which I trimmed grew fully. Turns out the 1 inch tip that I trimmed consisted of all sheaths.
by pokenei
Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Prominens and Shanghai 3
Replies: 5
Views: 761

Re: Prominens and Shanghai 3

I noticed also the forum is getting much quieter for the past several years. Some of the more frequent posters had moved on to warmer places with more options, leaving behind their bamboo collections. Also, there seems to be no more new cold hardy bamboo to be discovered. For my zone (5), I have com...
by pokenei
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: How best to induce shoot abortion
Replies: 2
Views: 831

How best to induce shoot abortion

It is bamboo shooting season for me. There are some shoots that are sprouting in less desirable locations. E.g. In areas that I don't want it to go or when shoots grow too close together. In fact, the latter case is so prevalent this year for some reason. Therefore, I am looking for ways to induce a...
by pokenei
Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:51 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Winter Kill
Replies: 19
Views: 4565

Re: Winter Kill

I was ready for this Winter. I purchased two 30' x 40' tarps and covered all my bamboos around mid January when the weather was forecasting many consecutive days of extreme cold. That said, there's also a chance my bamboos may survive without the tarps because of the amount of snow cover. My bamboos...
by pokenei
Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:14 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

I am leaning towards that bamboo being Moso at this point. Comparing my bamboo with Moso seedlings, I see the resemblance. They all have similar oral setae and the dark notch below it. I am not able to find close up photos of any Propinqua seedling or young leaves to compare, so can't rule it entire...
by pokenei
Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Will my P. Japonica recover after flowering a few years ago?
Replies: 11
Views: 2696

Re: Will my P. Japonica recover after flowering a few years ago?

Are those new growth seedlings? They sure look like it.
by pokenei
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

wufeng wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:47 pm This year my plant stopped flowering and start recovery.
That's interesting. But, it's only June, so it may still flower later, I think.

Anyway, here are the first few leaves of the unidentified shoot. Still cannot tell if it's Propinqua Beijing or Moso.
by pokenei
Fri May 27, 2022 1:04 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

Are you sure it was 2005/6 and not 2015/16?
That means your bamboo have been flowering for 16/17 years. That's unheard of for me. Mine flowered and died in 2 years, but I had a small specimen.
by pokenei
Sun May 22, 2022 5:08 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos
Replies: 16
Views: 5186

Re: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos

Update: So, my bamboos were practically top killed (except for Nigra that I tarped that were stripped of by mice). Some culms do manage to releaf a little bit, but it's probably less than 0.1%. It's not much, but every leaf counts at this point. I'll wait until the shooting season is done before cle...
by pokenei
Fri May 20, 2022 12:32 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

Ok, I will update in a month or two. This size shoot should end up with a culm 3 to 5 feet tall. By then, it should be distinguishable between Moso and Propinqua.
by pokenei
Thu May 19, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

Tarzanus wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 4:45 am I think it is juvenile Moso shoot.
I wish it was Moso. But no, the shoot is not hairy. And as I said, the leaves of the existing culm are small. Moso have large leaves even as a seedling.
by pokenei
Wed May 18, 2022 4:47 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49508

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

Curious to know how this bamboo is doing for everyone? Did your bamboo survived flowering and recovered? Did you have viable seeds that sprouted? I thought mine was a goner. But, I found one weakly bamboo that grew where my Moso used to grow. This spot is also overrun by my black bamboo. At first I ...
by pokenei
Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:32 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos
Replies: 16
Views: 5186

Re: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos

Yeah... It's been about a decade since I got Atrovagina and Parvifolia from you. Spring/Summer 2012 as I remember. My Parvifolia managed to reach 15/16 feet several years ago at its max height before a harsh winter top killed it. It was reduced to about 1/3 in height after top kill. This past summer...
by pokenei
Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:52 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos
Replies: 16
Views: 5186

Re: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos

That is definitely true that energy spent releafing takes away from new shoots. So far in SE Texas 8B, the lowest temperatures have dipped into the low 20s which has managed to halt new leaf growth and stunt shoot growth but nowhere close to being cold enough to leaf burn temperate running bamboos....