2008 Boo Shooting Diary

[fredgpops]

N. California - B.v.t. Buddha's Belly. Bambusa's are on the move. Rgds

[marcat]

Angle mist started. Down to three in ground boo's left to shoot...Painted, one of my four oldhammi's and the clone-X. Clone-X was late last year but went nuts when it started about 20 shoots no aborts.
MarCat

[Thuja]

Still haven't seen my atro either. Hmm.

[foxd]

No shoots from my atro either.

[Roy]

Angle mist started. Down to three in ground boo's left to shoot...Painted, one of my four oldhammi's and the clone-X. Clone-X was late last year but went nuts when it started about 20 shoots no aborts.
MarCat

That's something I've noticed about the Clone X. Very few new shoots abort. If it comes up out of the soil, then it tends to grow and not abort.

[mr.mike]

West Central Fl.

B. e. Flavidorivens
D. giganteus 'Quail' - first shoot ever.
D. yunanicus
B. burmanica
G. atroviolacea
G. pseudoarundinacea Maxima
B. blumeana

Giddyup.

[marcat]

Clone-X now the show begins. Wonder how much taller it will get this dryyyyy year.
Marcat

[mr.mike]

West Central Fl.

Otatea accuminata Aztecorum

D. Latiflorus

B. oliveriana (in 5g pot)

G. auerocaulis (in 5g pot)

Giddyup

[bambooweb]

All of my bamboos finally have new shoots.

Arundinaria gigantea 'Macon' only has a couple of small shoots that are smaller than last year.

Fargesia murieliae has shoots about a foot taller than last year and might match the height of original plant after 2 years.

Pseudosasa japonica and 'Tsutsumiana' both have a number of small shoots.

Shibataea kumasaca has a couple of new shoots per plant but they are still short (about 6 inches).

Thamnocalamus tessellatus has two shoots that are about the same diameter as last year.

Bill

[fredgpops]

N. California: Ph. Robert Young (last phyllostachys to shoot) And Ch. c. Chilean Weeping. Rgds

[Roy]

I went by my son's house today and he has 12 shoots coming up of of his B. textilis Kanapabilis (Mutabilis/Kanapaha). The shoots range anywhere in height from a few inches to about 3 feet. His plant is in full sun, where as mine is in mostly shade, so I haven't gotten any shoots yet.

[mr.mike]

Hey Roy, My emerald is in full sun too and I've got no shoots either!

Mike

[foxd]

At long last the Phyllostachys atrovaginata has put up a shoot!

[boonut]

Already over 10 new culms on one B. Lako... more continue to come up... here is a picture of about half the clump in my front yard.

[mr.mike]

West Central Fl.

Now shooting: G. apus, G. atter, G. ridleyi (in 3g pot), D.asper (Indo), B. tex. 'Glabra', B. tex. albostriata, B. tex. Gracilis, D. yunanicus, B. doli. 'Silver Stripe', B. olivariana (in 3g pot), G. 'Bali white-stripe'.

Giddyup.