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Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:36 pm
by Silvercreek Farmer
I noticed one frost damaged culm is blooming in my roughly 40'x40' grove of nigra. Should I cut it out?

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:53 am
by Tarzanus
If it's not draining too much energy, I would leave it and try to get some seeds, but I am a seedoholic.
:)

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:00 am
by Silvercreek Farmer
Well, I read somewhere to cut it, so I did. Haven't noticed any more blooming.

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:31 pm
by Black Dog
Interesting. I’m in Australia and I posted a few months ago about some I’d seen on the roadside here flowering. I wondered if it meant it would flower in other parts of the world. I collected seeds but couldn’t get them to grow. I notice now the entire clump has died.

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:18 pm
by needmore
I believe mine along with the 'Henon' next to it are both starting to flower here in CA.

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:34 pm
by ShmuBamboo
Henon here is definately blooming a lot. In pots and in a grove. None of the other nigra species here are blooming though. Including standard black, Megurochiku, Daikokuchiku, Punctata, and Bory.

Re: Black (Phy. Nigra) Bamboo blooming, what to do?

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:00 am
by Tarzanus
Did they set seeds? Are there only a few viable seeds, and most of the flowers give empty or non-developed seeds?
I have asked a few people here if their Phyllostachys nigras are flowering and they are not. It might be an overture into flowering?