some bamboo pictures
- The Codfather
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Re: some bamboo pictures
OK so I have some small bamboo's in pots ready to plant out this year all being well. At the moment there are lodas of fine, thin canes in the pots......are you meant to this these out so there are only a few better one's to promote them to growing thicker\stronger ?
AKA - Martin
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !
Re: some bamboo pictures
if they are small plants then dont prune yet until a few years in the ground.if there are obviously some dead canes and dead branches you can prune them off.
- The Codfather
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Re: some bamboo pictures
AKA - Martin
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !
Re: some bamboo pictures
Just in case anyone else is interested I found this thread:jacko wrote:check out yorkshire kris's thread further down titled 'super thick bamboos!'theres a link there that shows you how big this monster can get.
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 10&t=11843
Re: some bamboo pictures
some update photos for you.my nigra is the star of the show at the moment with around a dozen culms much bigger than ever before.spectabilis has produced about 70 odd culms and is doing its 'kinky' thing again.this warm weather has really brought them on.nothing on my yellow aureocaulis vivax but about six appearing on the huangwenzhu vivax.
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Very impressive Jacko, this warm spell is definitely have a good effect on bamboos Love the kinky one and I have to say that last picture does not look like an English garden, looks like a holiday photo from an exotic location. Well done Jacko, they are stunning.
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Wow, those dog-legged bamboo look crazy! Never seen that before.
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Way ahead of me Jacko, the warmer weather though has started to kick things off
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Some serious activity going on there jacko mate ....
Lovely job ....
Excellent day today .... My dear wife has secured tickets and accommodation for 'Bamboo nutters day' with PW down in Norfolk ..... Best birthday present ever ....
Laz
Lovely job ....
Excellent day today .... My dear wife has secured tickets and accommodation for 'Bamboo nutters day' with PW down in Norfolk ..... Best birthday present ever ....
Laz
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Never seen your garden before Jacko LOVE IT
How old is it?
And the super thick bamboo when was this planted?
Doubt anything could stand in the way of that culm! fences, concrete etc etc
How old is it?
And the super thick bamboo when was this planted?
Doubt anything could stand in the way of that culm! fences, concrete etc etc
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Lots of really strong growth happening there Jacko!
It looks great mate
It looks great mate
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cheers folks, cordy 2008 when i started going for a bamboo jungle.p.nigra being the exception as ive had that nearly 10 years.my huanwenzhu vivax has produced around 10 culms so far with one quite chunky one.nothing on aureocaulis vivax yet.some more pics.
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cordy,the huangwenzhu vivax was planted in march 2009.from 7ft to 25ft in 3 years it truly is a plant with muscle
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jacko wrote:cordy,the huangwenzhu vivax was planted in march 2009.from 7ft to 25ft in 3 years it truly is a plant with muscle
how happy would these be in a root barrier? and what size barrier would be needed
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not sure cordy but theres a good article here on root barriers http://www.bamboogarden.com/barrier.htm