Tropical Bamboo Just called to let me know my Dendrocalamus Giganteus (Quail Clone) will ship next week. Better hurry they are going fast.
David

We received 6" of rain here in Baytown Tx.
David

I use aluminum foil tape. (Sometimes this tape is used for duct work) It is 1 1/2" wide by 60 yd long. I wrap it around a 3 x 1 1/4" piece of cardboard a whole punched on one end, then write on it with a ball point pen. The impression is indented in the foil. The cardboard backing makes th...

The Bayer advanced label says to use 3 oz per 2 ft of shrub (1.47%). One 32oz bottle would treat 5 2 ft shrubs. That would mean one bottle for a 11 ft Boo. That seems like a lot to me. I would like to know what mixture /ratio other here have successfully used. I need to treat for mealy bugs. Thank y...

Thank you for your reply Allen. I stumbled across this link

http://www.faunagarden.de/bambusa-ssubtruncata.html

I hope mine looks this good someday.
David

The Bambusa "nana" went for $220.00. Unsure who won it. Sure wish I would have drove my big truck. The silver stripe sea breeze did not show up. The Betung Hitam went for over $400.00.

David

I just got back back from Mercer where I purchased among other boos
B. subtruncata and D. grandis . Has anyone any info on these?

It was great seeing Steve Carter and Linda Gay again. They are really great people.

Thank you.
David

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Sorry I left off Gigantochloa atroviolacea.
Thanks again,
David

I would like to grow Dendrocalamus asper 'Betung Hitam' and B. lako.
What should I expect from a freeze here in zone 9a (Baytown,Tx. near the coast)? Last year my Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' Froze but shot back nicely. Could I expect the same From the above boo?
Thank you,
David

I bought a sunburst from Robert Saporito last year. His website has the min temp listed at 15 f. I did leave them in the greenhouse last year, so I dont know how they are going to do outside here in 9a. David Baytown,Tx From Tropical Bamboo? Nursery " pervariabilis viridistriata - Sunburst Bamb...