Chusquea culeou winter damage

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Chusquea culeou winter damage

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my Chusquea culeou has been severely burnt by decembers weather its about 80 percent topkilled.its hardiness rating is around -15C we had several -14C here and sustained cold periods for a few weeks at a time.has anyone else suffered the same with this bamboo and what is your experience of its performance regarding recovery in spring?
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Adam D
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Re: Chusquea culeou winter damage

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I bought a 3L culeou in January 2001 and then we had a sever cold snap in February when the temperature dropped to -14C and the top growth was killed and it did not come back.

However, yours is bigger and in the ground so I would not give up hope just yet Jacko.
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cheers adam,i think it'll come back its just a shame as it was looking great before the cold.heres a pic taken just before the cold snap came
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Yes, that was looking great before the cold Jacko!

I guess they are a bit like the Borinda bamboo with regards to dieback of the top growth.
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doomed to be a small bushy plant if these cold winters persist. :roll:
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a few people round here have lost theirs as well, exactly the same size
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Lazlo Woodbine

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Post by Lazlo Woodbine »

I have 2, probably about a third the size of yours jacko .. but both have survived almost unscathed - they do have a degree of protection though. I'll go and get a pic tomorrow.

They even seem to have started culm production over the last few weeks! .... Hard to judge just how they'll do in the long run. Both are in around 2 years but were small initially.
Just hope they aclimatize well before any larger culms are raised above the parapet..... :lol:


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Re: Chusquea culeou winter damage

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maybe i'll try some fleece protection next winter you never know it might work.
Lazlo Woodbine

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My culeo's - taken this morning ....
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they look great laz :D
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Post by Simba »

Thay do look very healthy there Laz...

Sorry to see yours taking a turn for the worse Jacko, how long had they been planted out..?
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its been in the ground since march 2009.it got it got damaged last winter as well but not as bad as this years cold.should be ok its well mulched and this recent mild weather should help.
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looks like its recovering.its releafed and branched quite well on the surviving culms and today i've found my first culm if a little downsized from last years.
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glad its coming back!!
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Post by jacko »

me too tom,i would hate to lose this one.just the borinda to worry about now,no life on it at all yet. :roll:
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