Help with local Boo ID

[JeffreyDV]

Took some pictures of a local Bamboo grove. I think it is Yellow Groove but I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated. I dug some up and planted it in my yard. I plan to plant some more in the Spring.








Thanks.

[Roy]

Remembering that I am a tropical guy, my guess is that it is Phyllostachys aureosulcata, as you indicated. This one has one of the most beautiful bamboo shoots of any bamboo. I love that coloration in the new shoots.

<img src="http://www.bambooweb.info/images/bamboo ... shoots.jpg" alt="Phyllostachys aureosulcata ">

[JeffreyDV]

Roy,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am very envious of your tropical Bamboos. My brother lives in Madiera Beach, FL and I am going to try to get him hooked on Bamboo and live vicariously through him.

When we were visiting him in September we took a river tour at the Lowry Park Zoo. There were several groups of Bamboo growing along the river that the guide pointed out as a pest plant but I loved it. I took some pictures.

[Roy]

Roy,

Thanks for the quick reply. I am very envious of your tropical Bamboos. My brother lives in Madiera Beach, FL and I am going to try to get him hooked on Bamboo and live vicariously through him.

When we were visiting him in September we took a river tour at the Lowry Park Zoo. There were several groups of Bamboo growing along the river that the guide pointed out as a pest plant but I loved it. I took some pictures.

Lowry Park Zoo is just down the street from me. When both my wheels were in decent shape, I used to walk over to the Zoo and walk the grounds.

Pest Plant! I'm going to have to have a talk with Lowry Park Zoo president Lex Salisbury about this. A pest plant is one growing were someone doesn't want it growing. Looking at your pictures, the bamboo had to be planted there by someone. It didn't just pop up on its own.

[Glen]

Took some pictures of a local Bamboo grove. I think it is Yellow Groove but I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated. I dug some up and planted it in my yard. I plan to plant some more in the Spring.

Remembering that I am a tropical guy, my guess is that it is Phyllostachys aureosulcata, as you indicated.

Yes, it is certainly Phyllostachys aureosulcata, Yellow Groove Bamboo. It is interesting to see how well this bamboo performs up north. In my area, it likes to grow as a dense, brushy mess. I guess the long summer and lack of enough cold weather are not to its liking.

There were several groups of Bamboo growing along the river that the guide pointed out as a pest plant but I loved it.

I would gladly trade a few native plants if I could grow a pest plant like that here.

[pld5000]

Are some of the lower culms zig-zaged?

[JeffreyDV]

I would say 95% of the culms are straight. There is the rare zig-zagged culm, however. I don't know if this matters, some of the juvenile growth is dark brown.

[pld5000]

I know this to be one of the identifying characteristics and was curious about it. Thank you for the input.