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by johnw
Fri May 04, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Borinda albocerea
Replies: 11
Views: 6245

Re: Borinda albocerea

An Irish friend lost the top of albocera at -7c. Ian Connor rates this sp. at Zone 8a. -20 is ridiculous.
by johnw
Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:44 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Growing Bamboo in Southern Indiana
Replies: 50
Views: 23649

Re: Growing Bamboo in Southern Indiana

We grow Rufas in a garden righ ton the coast, the soil is extremely rocky with some soil atop. A foot of soil would be a generous amount in that area! Rufa does very well but then again the night fogs, the lack of summer heat (78F is a heat wave) and low soil temperatures are a very big help. A coup...
by johnw
Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:06 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Recommendations Please
Replies: 12
Views: 6902

Re: Recommendations Please

dp - Your info on Campbell is spot on. I've seen a few burnt leaves around +5F in Zone 7b so it's definitely touch and go.

john
by johnw
Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:01 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Winter Damage
Replies: 13
Views: 7508

Re: Winter Damage

Alan - On the other hand we had a very mild winter except for an short arctic blast in late December. One night with a very brief -17c (0F) of an hour or so. Still P. aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' looks much like yours, about 20% brown and that on the east side and the east wind is mild oceanic here so...
by johnw
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7624

Re: Bamboo seeds

Deane No reports of local old generation F. nitida flowering of late. "Dependable" had two old nitida cultivars flower and die about 5 years ago. They produced viable seed but the seed would be toast now. Tarzanus as well as others had mislabelled Fargesia/Borinda? spp. seed a few years ag...
by johnw
Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:35 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bamboo seeds
Replies: 11
Views: 7624

Re: Bamboo seeds

I've heard of no recent flowering of a Fargesia species. After a year the seeds would be of questionable viability anyway.
by johnw
Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'
Replies: 8
Views: 4790

Re: Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'

Though the Phyllos had a fair number of mites it was the Fargesias that were particularly badly affected.

john

5c, drizzle & fog after an exceptionally mild winter.
by johnw
Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:24 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'
Replies: 8
Views: 4790

Re: Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'

6. Sasa x veitchii at the Abkhazi garden in Victoria, BC (I will have to post this sepataely as the site tells me I do not have access to to the picture!)

johnw
by johnw
Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:10 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'
Replies: 8
Views: 4790

Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'

Just back from a speaking tour on the west coast. Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' seems to be the most common planted Phyllostachys. We saw these: 1-3 Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' at the O'Byrne Garden in Eugene, OR, note on the left side of photo 2 how the small trench with running water successfully st...
by johnw
Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra variegata
Replies: 111
Views: 70534

Re: Phyllostachys nigra variegata

Gary

Thanks. Didn't realize that as it (Large) works on other sites without a problem. If one changed Large to Medium I wonder if it would affect the size of the photo posted? Your method is likely better in any case.
by johnw
Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:36 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra variegata
Replies: 111
Views: 70534

Re: Phyllostachys nigra variegata

Kailey To size photos for posting with Apple try this: Drag your photo(s) into iPhoto. Highlight the one(s) you want to re-size. At the top of the page press File, then Export which will bring up this prompt. See the first attachment. Change Current using the drop down menu to jpg. Change jpg qualit...
by johnw
Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:10 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys nigra variegata
Replies: 111
Views: 70534

Re: Phyllostachys nigra variegata

Kailey - Are you Apple or the other?

john
by johnw
Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:39 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Fargesia Murieliae ‘Tauro’ ????
Replies: 14
Views: 8928

Re: Fargesia Murieliae ‘Tauro’ ????

Deane - You will notice the leaf in question has a series of rectangular white marks on the upper surface. These marks are blocked by that leaf running diagonally in the photo as luck would have it. Those rectangles correspond to the mite web nest on the underside, you will surely need a hand lens. ...
by johnw
Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:24 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Fargesia Murieliae ‘Tauro’ ????
Replies: 14
Views: 8928

Re: Fargesia Murieliae ‘Tauro’ ????

A quick google of Fargesia 'Tauro' also suggests it is a robusta rather than a murielae.

By the way there is a very suspicious leaf (the large central one running vertically) which indicates possible bamboo mite damage. See the pic.


john
by johnw
Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Fargesias on the Nova Scotian coast
Replies: 9
Views: 7942

Re: Fargesias on the Nova Scotian coast

wind-borne

That pinky red Gansu #2 division is sensational.

john