Welcome to the madness of bamboo

Polo

Some of my new shoots update Phyllo aurea holochrysa http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010129.jpg Phyllo bam subvariegata http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010133.jpg Phyllo bam castillonis http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010123.jp...

for me Phyllostachys bambusoides albovariegata ( 11 shoots this year so far ) and Phillostachys bambusoides subvariegata (1 new shoot for the moment ) Why for the beauty full leaves they make I really like all the variegated bamboos Polo :mrgreen: http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturi...

It's a typical rufa thing when it get wed it goes down
The only thing you could do is to build an iron barrier around it so the culms have to stay straight and after some time you don't see the barrier any more only leaves
I hope this is of some help

Polo

Some of my new shoots Phyllo aurea holochrysa http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010112.jpg Phyllo Bam Albovariegata http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010114.jpg http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010113.jpg Phyllo bam marliacea http://...

There are some other books who may be of some interest
A compendium of Chinese bamboo ( beautiful pictures)
The Bamboos of the world ( only text ) D. Ohrnberger

Polo

Some pictures of my boo shoots Phyllo iridescens http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010081.jpg Polo ( aka Polleke ) Your collection is very nice, will you keep them in small areas or can you let them make bigger groves? The picture above surprises me, the shoots on mine are ver...

Some pictures of my boo shoots Phyllo Dulcis http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010100.jpg Phyllo bam marliacea http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010101.jpg Phillo nigra heronis http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010102.jpg Phyllo nigra...

it's about 60 km from westerlo to valkenswaard (kimmei ) or 1 h with a car

Polleke

Some of the photos of Ph Kwangsiensis




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Polleke

kwangsiensis shoot



Polleke

Phyllo spectabilis http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010049.jpg http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010031specta.jpg Phyllo iridescens http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/Poleke/booturions2010051.jpg Phyllo tianmuensis http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57...

Very nice shoots you have there Steve

greetings

Polleke

parkeey wrote:im after the lovely blue Borinda papyrifera here for a garden in south east london. Were do u suggest i buy one...... any ideas

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You can try Kimmei in holland he has some on his 2010 list www.kimmei.com

Polleke