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by KhunDieter
Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:25 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa nana
Replies: 22
Views: 6237

Re: Bambusa nana

In my post on the so-called Bambusa nana, dated 17 October 2021, 8:27 a.m., I provided three links to × Thyrsocalamus for access to Bamboos of Thailand. The contents of this online publication are current and are continually updated. The species of the so-called Bambusa nana is × Thyrsocalamus liang...
by KhunDieter
Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:27 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa nana
Replies: 22
Views: 6237

Re: Bambusa nana

https://sites.google.com/view/bamboos-of-thailand/1-native-species/thyrsocalamus/thyrsocalamus-liang https://sites.google.com/view/bamboos-of-thailand/1-native-species/thyrsocalamus/thyrsocalamus-sp-aff-t-liang https://sites.google.com/view/bamboos-of-thailand/1-native-species/gigantochloa/gigantoch...
by KhunDieter
Wed May 16, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7601

Re: Bamboo seeds

Orders to the USA via the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-APHIS PPQ Field Operations) are NOT illegal. Mr. Thammarat of Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand has sent living bamboo plants including seeds to the USDA successfully in the past, and he is capable to do this in fu...
by KhunDieter
Wed May 16, 2018 2:06 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7601

Re: Bamboo seeds

Mr. Thammarat of Boonthammee Bamboo Garden sells bamboo seeds, mainly those from Thailand and southern China (tropical and subtropical, suitable for some southern parts in the USA). http://bamboo-seeds-bbg.blogspot.com His catalog is not up-to-date, so best is to contact him directly via fb or email...
by KhunDieter
Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:03 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Clumper in Bali, Indonesia
Replies: 3
Views: 4485

Re: Clumper in Bali, Indonesia

Possibly a species of genus Gigantochloa.
by KhunDieter
Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:39 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo seeds Catalog
Replies: 6
Views: 6122

Re: Bamboo seeds Catalog

How many days are you waiting for response? As far as I know, Khun Thammarat is out of office for a one week bamboo irrigation project in a remote mountain area, maybe without Internet access. Please, be patient.
by KhunDieter
Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:33 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo seeds Catalog
Replies: 6
Views: 6122

Re: Bamboo seeds Catalog

The Bamboo Seeds Catalog, http://thai-bamboo-seeds.blogspot.com , is actually Khun [Mr.] Sam's website (blog), who recently entered in cooperation with Khun Thammarat of Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, a separate bamboo nursery in the same province, Chiang Mai, of northern Thailand. I myself helped in th...
by KhunDieter
Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:16 am
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: Otatea acuminata seeds offered for exchange
Replies: 0
Views: 4066

Otatea acuminata seeds offered for exchange

Otatea acuminata seeds collected in Mexico in June 2015 are available for seed exchange (against other bamboo seeds from species of tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate regions). Germination proved.
by KhunDieter
Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:21 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: Looking for any kind of temperate bamboo seeds
Replies: 3
Views: 5036

Re: Looking for any kind of temperate bamboo seeds

"Seeds are viable? Hard to believe..." Seeds of all 4 Phyllostachys species mentioned in this website are viable and germinated at a sufficiently good rate, and I don't need to believe this as I have the proof. "What's with that Spectabilis seeds ...? Did Spectabilis start flowering?&...
by KhunDieter
Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:56 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: ?? Raddia or Lithacne
Replies: 2
Views: 4289

Re: ?? Raddia or Lithacne

24 July 2015: Seeds of Lithachne pauciflora might be harvested later this year. Do you offer seeds of other herbaceous bamboos in exchange? 2 August 2015: Two seeds were collected from a one year old seedling a few days ago and are now being tested on germination. Possibly, further seeds will be col...
by KhunDieter
Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:52 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: WANTED: Seeds: Low-Growing Bamboo Varieties
Replies: 3
Views: 5753

Re: WANTED: Seeds: Low-Growing Bamboo Varieties

Seeds of Indocalamus tessellatus might be harvested early next year, see http://thai-bamboo-seeds.blogspot.com and follow the updates. Further, seeds of Pleioblastus juxianensis and Lithachne pauciflora might be harvested later this year.
by KhunDieter
Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:31 pm
Forum: Exchanges
Topic: Looking for any kind of temperate bamboo seeds
Replies: 3
Views: 5036

Re: Looking for any kind of temperate bamboo seeds

You can get seeds of some temperate bamboo species from Khun Sam, http://thai-bamboo-seeds.blogspot.com , either on a bamboo seed exchange basis or purchase.
by KhunDieter
Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:52 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo seeds...
Replies: 15
Views: 11911

Re: Bamboo seeds...

... In the case of seeds, if the seeds are over 4 months old, you can expect low to no success ... Bamboo seed germination tests of many different species from temperate and tropical climatic zones clearly show that seed viability largely depends on species. There are species like in genus Borinda/...
by KhunDieter
Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:36 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo seeds...
Replies: 15
Views: 11911

Re: Bamboo seeds...

Seeds received as "Gigantochloa atroviolacea" from Exotic Plants in 2007 and 2009 turned out to be thorny Bambusa bambos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4KeXZgH42KzG_vywN9OECjBbhI7Heyeozju5J9VGiU/edit?usp=sharing Here you can see how seeds of several Gigantochloa species look like: h...
by KhunDieter
Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:31 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Schizostachyum virgatum seeds
Replies: 0
Views: 2913

Schizostachyum virgatum seeds

Schizostachyum virgatum, synonym Cephalostachyum virgatum, Thai name ไผ่เฮียะ (phai hia), is flowering in Thailand in 2014. Seeds have been collected abundantly, and a few seedlings found on the ground of flowering plants, I was told. I received a few fresh seeds. However, they did not germinate. I ...