Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' bending

[oZmonKey]

This isn't how the zig zag starts is it? I fear it's from the powerful wind around here:






Also happening in Harbin Inversa:

[Steve in France]

I would guess it's the bends they get , wind has a bad habit of just snapping them. Spectabilis breaks in wind more than any other Bamboo I've known. Markj was saying he has lost half his new Spectabilis to wind this Spring. On the other hand Brad says it's his best Bamboo at the moment and it's the one Jos has in front of the nursery in Holland. A very underrated Bamboo and should be one of the first Bamboos for a collector .

[needmore]

That is how they do it, it is called genuflection as on bended knee, that tip will keep pointing toward the ground and then it will rise back up but often they'll abort - but yep, you are seeing zig-zags being made.

[jpluddite]

My spectabilis, harbin inversas, and YG all started that yesterday, too.

[JWH]

yep I think so!

I haven't been growing spectabilis for very long (2nd shooting season for it). Looks like I have 2 crooked culms, pretty cool!

Very windy here today too can't do anything about it other than hope for the best.

[yard e]

That is totally how they start,saw it happen for the first time last year,absolutely amazing!

My spectabilis almost did 90 degrees before it straightened out ,hope it happens again.

Just started shooting,spectabilis is really starting to get going,aureosulcata seems a little slower.

[Van-isle-bamboo]

Nature sure is impressive!

[JWH]

Zagging back the other way this morning! I wonder why some bamboos genuflect like this.

[oZmonKey]

Mine haven't zagged back yet. I'd love to capture a time lapse video of that happening.

[richr]

They are bowing to the Emperor of China. That's the legend.
rich

[Alan_L]

I was going to post that my Spectabilis hasn't done this before, but then I checked and there's a doozy of a bend happening right now.

[oZmonKey]

Front bender in the pr0cess.
Back bender all zaggin' back like it ain't nuffin.

[needmore]

Hmmm, I didn't realize that F denudata had any interest in this...

[oZmonKey]

Zagged back and blushing about the whole ordeal.