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Bamboo Id please

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:26 pm
by Deane
Hi guys and girls , I tryed to get a Id on this bamboo some time ago but was told it would be much easyer when the spring shoots come ,well there here so any help would be much appreciated

Re: Bamboo Id please

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:27 pm
by needmore
An uneducated guess would be Phy viridiglaucescens. It is a rare bamboo in the US but quite common in Europe so that is suggestive, plus that shoot looks unlike anything I'm familiar with personally but does look like photos I've seen for this species.

Re: Bamboo Id please

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:22 pm
by Deane
Thanks needmore ,I does look very much like phyllostachys viridiglaucescens ,I do hope so as it's one of the Phyllostachys I don't have