Dendrocalamus Amoenus Minor photo

[blokker]

This probably isn't the best photo of my Dendrocalamus Amoenus Minor as we just had a period of strong winds and so the leaves look a bit tattered.
The first photo is from September 07 (freshly planted)
The second photo is May 08 (a bit less than 8 months)
I wish all my bamboos grew as quickly as the D. A. minor

[JohnC]

Nice! You got quite the growth over the summer. 7 or 8 nice culms from what looks to be 2 in the spring photo in September.
Next summer it's going to be massive.

[Roy]

I hope mine (Dendrocalamus Amoenus Minor) does better this Summer. From 2 small culms, it put up 2 culms about 35 foot (each) tall. I need more culms, not a small number of culms with good height.

[blokker]

Thanks JohnC, it's a bit hard to see from that photo but it's put up more than 15 shoots over summer and even well into May (late autumn for us). It really surprised me how long its shooting season was.
I'm not sure how new shoots that haven't had a chance to size up go through the winter?

Wow Roy, I wouldn't mind a couple of 35 foot culms! With so many smaller culms on mine this season could you possibly give an educated opinion as to what it might do next season. I'd now prefer a smaller number of culms but much larger. Would you suggest next summer that I terminate any smaller shoots that come up and let it put the energy into any (hopefully) larger sized ones. Or with the plant still so young just let it do its own thing for 3 or so years to build up its store of energy?

Thanks

[Roy]

Thanks JohnC, it's a bit hard to see from that photo but it's put up more than 15 shoots over summer and even well into May (late autumn for us). It really surprised me how long its shooting season was.
I'm not sure how new shoots that haven't had a chance to size up go through the winter?

Wow Roy, I wouldn't mind a couple of 35 foot culms! With so many smaller culms on mine this season could you possibly give an educated opinion as to what it might do next season. I'd now prefer a smaller number of culms but much larger. Would you suggest next summer that I terminate any smaller shoots that come up and let it put the energy into any (hopefully) larger sized ones. Or with the plant still so young just let it do its own thing for 3 or so years to build up its store of energy?

Thanks

Mine doesn't even look like a clump. Just 2 small culms and 2 large culms.

I don't want to be giving any advice about terminating small shoots. I do know that when I have a small number of shoots come up, then those shoots are generally larger in diameter and taller.

[blokker]

I thought I'd update how the Clump is progressing with a couple of new photos taken on the 12th of February 2009

[boonut]

Very nice... amazing what a generous amount of care and sun will do!!! Great pics. Several people have commented that they like to see pics of the entire plant in the landscape as opposed to the small pics of details.

These kinds of pictures go a long way in helping people see how bamboo can look. Great job!!

Keep sending pictures.

[Roy]

And it's out in the full sun and making a nice clump of many shoots. Mine just doesn't get enough sun to grow like that. That's one that needs more sunlight. I do have a number of bamboos growing in the shade to partial shade and doing well, but that's not one of them.

I thought I'd update how the Clump is progressing with a couple of new photos taken on the 12th of February 2009

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[Bamboo Outlaw]

Needs sun as well as water to size up very nice.

[mantis]

Needs sun as well as water to size up very nice.

Sounds just like what we are seeing with D. lat. 'Mei-nung'.

[blokker]

I appreciate the comments and feedback. I've been thinking that particularly during our southern hemisphere summer that I should be posting more pics of the bamboos because I know speaking for myself that when it's our winter here I really enjoy seeing the photos you guys post during your growing season.

[Alan_L]

Love the photos, and the way that bed is looking!

I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's all leafed out -- please update this post when it does!

I also haven't decided if seeing the photos taken by you tropical boo growers is bad (making Spring seem so far away) or good (seeing the green is good for the soul).

[mr.mike]

Hi blokker,

Just wondering if you plan on cutting out the small culms eventually to reveal the larger ones. Mine is about 3-1/2 years old now and a bit over 40' tall w/ close to 3" culms. Over the years I've removed the smaller culms and now the boo is like a big weeping tree with a crap load of trunks! Simply a fantastic plant & perhaps my favorite.



This pic is from last summer. notice all the new shoots yet to grow.

Enjoy!

mike

[blokker]

Mike

That's a great looking plant you've got there, thanks for posting that photo. Have you removed lower branches or are the culms of a large enough size that they only naturally branch out higher up now?
I do plan on removing some more of the smaller culms gradually, I've already taken a couple of the smallest, but as the plant hasn't even been in the ground 18 months I didn't want to take too much? Generally from what I can gather the consenus seems to be don't touch the plant for the first 3 years or so. This plant is obviously pretty well advanced for 18 months so I guess it wouldn't be unreasonable to take out a few more smaller culms.
I agree with you, it's definitely in my top 3 favourites (probably why last year I planted a couple more)

blokker

[Bamboo Outlaw]

You can remove many of the smaller culms now, or just after the taller ones branch. This plant will naturally have clean lower culms as it sizes up.