Gigantic Bamboo at Margam Park Swansea

[greendragon]

I think it's bisetti, I don't think Bamboos get bigger than this in the UK it must have been over 20feet tall.

[Blairs]

Now that is a Bamboo hedge!

[Neil Ziemski]

Seen them bigger in cornwall.
Actually seen them about that size here up north, still impressive though.
Id be happy with that.

[Simba]

Seen bamboo double that size here in Essex....but always impressive to my mind...

[flounder]

Bissetti? Maybe I should move mine

[jacko]

well my vivax is 30ft my nigra 24ft.heres a vivax pic from july last year.

[The Codfather]

How many years to get to that ?????

I am looking to plant some bamboo at the bottom of the garden to hide the fence etc....

[fern Rob]

How many years to get to that ?????

I am looking to plant some bamboo at the bottom of the garden to hide the fence etc....

I planted a 1l pot bamboo 3 years ago and now it is about 8ft tall.

[fieldfest]

seen these doon cornwall way

moso

[jacko]

my vivax is in its 5th year now.but it was 30ft last year so 4 years to get to that height.

[fieldfest]

my vivax is in its 5th year now.but it was 30ft last year so 4 years to get to that height.

Vivax is quite impressive, mine is in its second year, last year the culms were about 5mm thick, the new shoots are about 15mm this year- looking forward to further growth very much! although the culms are coming up a fair way from the plant base. defo not a clumper

[The Codfather]

Right I am off to flea bay looking for some....

[Arlon Tishmarsh]

GD, i must have been walking around with my eyes shut as i honestly didn't see any boo's there .....

[fieldfest]

Right I am off to flea bay looking for some....

mines vivax aureocaulis, jacko's looks like plain vivax which i think is slightly fatter but i wanted the bright yellow striped canes

[jacko]

mines Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu' a green one with yellow groove (sulcus).i also have aureocaulis vivax which is doing well too with fat culms but not as well as the huangwenzhu.