fargesia robusta shooting in february!

[jacko]

while tidying up the garden today i moved the top layer of leaves around my f.robusta only to discover loads of new shoots.this is a full month earlier than last year and the year before.there are lots of them and much thicker than last years.heres some pics.this has brightened my day up no end.

[Adam D]

It's that wonderful Welsh soil of yours again Jacko!

Nothing happening up here when I checked last weekend, but I will check again this weekend. However, whilst it has not been very cold up here recently I would not say it has exactly been that mild either.

[jacko]

could be several factors,theres a lot more mulch and leaf litter than last year,a more mature plant,good soil (as you say) plus relatively mild weather recently.just hope it doesnt get whacked by some horrible cold event over the next month.

[Adam D]

I am going to have a look at my Fargesia tomorrow Jacko as you have whetted my appetite.

The one that normally comes up first is my rufa, but I will look at my scabrida and robusta as well

[manxmann]

Same here on Isle of Man. I had a scrape away round the fallen leaves. Loads of fat culms ready to go!

[Adam D]

I had a look last weekend and nothing was happening

Maybe this mild spell will get things going a little.

[jacko]

should'nt be long adam,another pic to whet your appettite

[Adam D]

should'nt be long adam,another pic to whet your appettite

You're a tease mate

[Adam D]

I checked again whilst out in the garden today and nothing is happening around any of my bamboos.

[jacko]

so its a month now since the culms first appeared and this is what they look like now,plus my f.scabrida is now shooting.

[Lazlo Woodbine]

All looking good jacko ....


The only Fargesia's that aren't shooting yet are the nitida variants.

Here's one of the many, many new scabrida culms ...

Laz

[Adam D]

Still nothing happening up here

[Simba]

My Borinda Payrifera has sprouted one solitary new leaf.....

[Mr List]

Still nothing happening up here

same nothing happening with any of mine.

do the continue growing from the tops of canes or just from the ground?

my boos
fargasea bimboo
Hibanobambusa tranquilans "Shiroshima
Pleioblatus aureacomlus

first year with them soo no idea what to expect

[jacko]

mr list,no they dont grow any higher once the new culms have reached theyre full height in any one season.the new culms appear in spring from the ground usually bigger and taller than last years.your fargesia will probably be the first to shoot followed by the others later in spring.