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- Mon May 02, 2016 11:31 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: WINTER 2015/2016
- Replies: 95
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- Mon May 02, 2016 11:26 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: WINTER 2015/2016
- Replies: 95
- Views: 47415
WINTER 2015/2016
Having trouble with rodents and the Phyllos in Prince Edward Island (zone 5). I've tarped the plants in previous winters but rodents set up vacation houses under the tarps where they eat, crap and breed fungus. This past winter I tarped nothing. The results were quite mixed. Here's a spectabilis wit...
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:00 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: WINTER 2015/2016
- Replies: 95
- Views: 47415
Re: WINTER 2015/2016
Sasa oshidensis and Sasa hayatae after a zone 4 winter.
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- Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:24 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: WINTER 2015/2016
- Replies: 95
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Re: WINTER 2015/2016
I've got all my Phyllos unprotected this winter in PEI. We've got no snow right now for insulation. -21 C was the coldest so far this winter. I assume almost total leaf loss. I'll report on damage in April.
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- Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:16 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: New to bamboo, getting started
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12531
Re: New to bamboo, getting started
Two rufas planted side by side in Prince Edward Island Canada. Zone 5 They have survived many many nights since 2010 with lows in the -20C range. The coldest being -28C last Feb. These plants have suffered different levels of defoliation over the years. I have probably lost 4 or 5 other rufas in the...
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:03 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: New to bamboo, getting started
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12531
Re: New to bamboo, getting started
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- Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:06 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Boo-Shoots for 2015
- Replies: 210
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Re: Boo-Shoots for 2015
Steve your parvifolia is awesome. The rhizome pieces you sent me have either died or turned into living sticks. The largest piece sent out a whip shoot about 5 feet long and it continues to releaf but it has never produced another shoot. I need to get it started. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:03 pm
- Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
- Topic: Amorphophallus titanum 'Konjac'
- Replies: 7
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Re: Amorphophallus titanum 'Konjac'
It must be fun being one of your neighbours John.
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:50 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Boo-Shoots for 2015
- Replies: 210
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Re: Boo-Shoots for 2015
I'll have to do some investigation. It looked ok in early spring. It has been in ground for 4 or 5 years without a scratch. I also lost the top three quarters of a tulip tree and most of a Laburnum that has been in ground 7 or 8 years.
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:47 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Winter 2014/2015
- Replies: 118
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Re: Winter 2014/2015
What are they feeding that thing?
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- Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:26 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Boo-Shoots for 2015
- Replies: 210
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Re: Boo-Shoots for 2015
A small update from PEI, Canada. Zone 5. Brutal winter. Lost all sorts of plants. Here's 'spectabilis' with about 24 new shoots. Notice the burnt to death umbrella pine. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/24/f7ad73b8b526cc6794c1bae28ce44d80.jpg Here's the same plant last September. http://images.t...
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Newcomer to Bamboo
- Replies: 31
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Re: Newcomer to Bamboo
Wow, Steve. Nice parvifolia. The rhizomes you sent me are all but gone. Two harsh winters in a row makes it tough to get things started. I should have kept them in pots for a few years before planting out.
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- Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:32 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Winter 2014/2015
- Replies: 118
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Re: Winter 2014/2015
Well, I just got back from the cottage in PEI. I would have said that Bissetii was the hardiest but this past winter my Bissetii was killed to the ground. It has only shot up small survival shoots. From 12 feet tall to 4 feet tall. 20 feet away spectabilis managed to keep some green leaves under the...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:26 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Fargesia robusta winter damage
- Replies: 29
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Re: Fargesia robusta winter damage
Mary, if I were you I'd dig them out and source Fargesia nitida or murielae in their place. That robusta will take forever to come back even with decent winters. Another harsh winter like last and it may die to the ground. I'm afraid you'll be watching a sad scene for a while. I've spotted the two p...
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:56 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Fargesia murieliae NG in very cold climates
- Replies: 13
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Re: Fargesia murieliae NG in very cold climates
I don't usually shy away from hard work but a hole 10-12 feet in diameter sounds daunting. There are a few sites that could work for on the property without a lot of root removal.
TC in PEI
TC in PEI