2007 Boo Shooting Season! : Not just for tropicals anymore!

[Roy]

After the 3 inches we got this weekend, I just noticed my B. textilis in my front yard has a lot of new shoots coming up now. Got to check The Outback later.

[mantis]

Well with the deluge of rain I've gotten this year, and now with temps in the 90's my back yard has exploded in new growth.

and you were probably worried about leaving home....

I just wonder if I would have fertilized earlier and watered a few times, that I might have some bigger sized culms this year.

I was ok with leaving since we have a sprinkler system that I programmed to go off every other day.

I did fertilize pretty heavily about a month ago, so that is probably helping the new growth. My only boo that aren't shooting are my B. textilis, and D. minor 'Amoenus'. I'm not too concerned though because both of those put up new shoots well into November.

The one thing that is confusing me is that my B. textilis leafed out, but all of the new leafs are tiny.

[foxd]

Still no shoots yet this year from my Fargesia nitida. However, a number of the two year old MOSO seedlings I planted are putting up shoots.

[wufeng]

It is first time I have shoots from Phyllostachys vivax Huanwenzhu-inversa. I am very surprised that has very similar shoots like Phyllostachys bambusoides Castillonis.

[mantis]

I did fertilize pretty heavily about a month ago, so that is probably helping the new growth. My only boo that aren't shooting are my B. textilis, and D. minor 'Amoenus'. I'm not too concerned though because both of those put up new shoots well into November.

Yesterday I discovered not one, but TWO shoots on one of my D. minor 'Amoenus'

So now my only boo left to shoot is my B. textilis.

[mr.mike]

I've got a few more shooters myself! G. sumatra, B. dolichaclada, B.boniopsis, O. acuminata aztecorum, B. burmanica, B, emeinsis Viridiflavus, B. pervariabilis viridistriata, B. vulgaris, D. brandesii (5.5" @ base!), D. giganteus (the crappy one as it has been called), D. minor amoenus - (8 new shoots so far up to 2.75" diameter), G. apus - (first shoot since planting), Guadua a. bi-color.
My B. oldhamii - (2 different plants) each have 4 new shoots w/ a couple of them @ 3" diameter so far. Overall, the boos are doing quite well since the rain has begun to fall here... finally!

mike

[Bamboo Conne'isseur]

I got a surprise today, my D asper is shooting again. I am surprised since it shooted earlier in spring, and now its going at it again. This shoot is larger as well. I am still waiting on the B. lako which shooted in the fall of last year, and it has yet to get going. I have been more careful with its watering, as I believe over watering will cause it to shoot earlier, and produce smaller sized shoots. I have been giving it water about every four to five days. B vulgaris vittata has just been planted in the ground, and it is sucking up water the way kids do Coke a cola. It seems that it is more water stressed in the ground, than when it was in a pot, which is kind of odd.

[Roy]

I got a surprise today, my D asper is shooting again. I am surprised since it shooted earlier in spring, and now its going at it again. This shoot is larger as well. I am still waiting on the B. lako which shooted in the fall of last year, and it has yet to get going. I have been more careful with its watering, as I believe over watering will cause it to shoot earlier, and produce smaller sized shoots. I have been giving it water about every four to five days. B vulgaris vittata has just been planted in the ground, and it is sucking up water the way kids do Coke a cola. It seems that it is more water stressed in the ground, than when it was in a pot, which is kind of odd.

May your D. asper shoots looks like this really soon:

[foxd]

My Fargesia nitida put up the first shoot of the year today!

[Bamboo Conne'isseur]

I got a surprise today, my D asper is shooting again. I am surprised since it shooted earlier in spring, and now its going at it again. This shoot is larger as well. I am still waiting on the B. lako which shooted in the fall of last year, and it has yet to get going. I have been more careful with its watering, as I believe over watering will cause it to shoot earlier, and produce smaller sized shoots. I have been giving it water about every four to five days. B vulgaris vittata has just been planted in the ground, and it is sucking up water the way kids do Coke a cola. It seems that it is more water stressed in the ground, than when it was in a pot, which is kind of odd.

May your D. asper shoots looks like this really soon:

Thanks Roy. It seems to be picking up steam with a nice jumper of a shoot. I also talked too soon on the B. v-vittata. It just put up two new shoots, one of them being quite the jumper too.

[mike best]

I am freaking out! My Bambusa emeiensis 'Viridiflavus" has put up 17 new shoots! This certainly is one good looking bamboo as it is always lush and full of rich, green leaves even through the winter.

[mantis]

So now my only boo left to shoot is my B. textilis.

My B. textilis has finally put up a shoot. Life is good.

[boonut]

I am freaking out! My Bambusa emeiensis 'Viridiflavus" has put up 17 new shoots! This certainly is one good looking bamboo as it is always lush and full of rich, green leaves even through the winter.

Mike,

Bambusa Emeiensis "viridiflavus" is definitely a very nice looking boo. Every one I have seen so far is absolutely gorgeous. Mine only has 3 new shoots this year... but, I only planted it in the ground last year with one culm. Chuck has a very pretty one also. I also think the Bambusa Emeiensis "flavidorivens" is a great looking bamboo. The one at Crowley's convinced me that is one of my top yellow with green stripe boos.

[mike best]

Yes boonut,
because the all green with an alternating yellow stripe variation, the "Viridiflavus" , has more than met my expectations, I definitely have been planning on getting a Bambusa Emeiensis "flavidorivens" as both together seem to add more interest. Also, I will be looking for a "real" Lako to go with my EBay Lako, (hee, hee!).

[Bamboo Conne'isseur]

I also think the Bambusa Emeiensis "flavidorivens" is a great looking bamboo. The one at Crowley's convinced me that is one of my top yellow with green stripe boos.

Boonut, I was wondering if you could go a little in detail as to why this one is one of the best yellow and green stripes bamboos for you. I personally have only seen a small start, and although its nice, I don't feel its any better than others. I think the yellow is kind of drab, as apposed to the bright yellow in B. vulgaris-vittata. So I am curious if maybe this one brightens up when it matures, or maybe has some other qualities that make it exceptional.