2 Follow on question: How to entice a b. oldhamii to spread in a specific direction? The two b. oldmamii in my original post grew happily in its first year, shooting up a 8 new culms of 20-25'. I had planted the bamboo next to a patio with a concrete slab, and now I realize I want the plant to sprea...

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Should I prune out selected new shoots to shape & direct growth of the b. oldhamii? My goal is to create a 25' screen in a relatively narrow space, with most of the leaves above 5 feet. In November, I planted a 24" box of Bambusa oldhamii with 8-12' culms, between the west side of a 6' fenc...