THe auction has been extended until November 6th and the following plants have been added.
Borindia yulonshanensis 1g
Fargesia denudata Xian 1 1g
P. nigra 'Kiyoshi' 2g
P. sp. Shanghai 3 5g
Pl. pygmaus 'Minimumus' 2g

Now that the US bamboo importation program is working again do any other countries have any imported Bergbambos that we can import without having to go to Africa? Mine is do well here and does not mind full sun in 90*F dry temps. Because of all of the new shoots in the past month, I just covered min...

All of the auction items have now been loaded on the auction site. LIST OF DONATIONS FOR ABS AUCTION, SUMMER 2015 # 001 – 037 donated by Anthony Poveromo, NY 001 Wall hanging with ink drawing, P. aurea by Phyllis Kish, NYC, 9” x 7” 002 Framed bamboo motif, green background, from Peru. 9.5” x 6.5” 00...

I recently noticed that mine is flowering this year. I purchased the plant from Bamboo Headquarters about 2008. I will get some photos soon.

Bill

New users need to get their first few posts aproved so we do not end up with a lot of spam.

Hopefully we will have the hotel and other information by May 5th.

The schedule is now at http://www.bamboo.org/ABS2015AnnualMeeting.php.

Bill

Fred, I have been working on a way to log in so a person can make changes to the photos they submit but I only have so much time. I am thankful that we have some volunteers that can help out on the forum but the rest of the site I am working on in my free time. If you could find a president for the ...

Fred,
Sorry but I have been having a hard time keeping up with work, the ABS and here.
I you have any more problems feel free to email me directly.

Thanks,
Bill

The 'sp' means that the correct species has not been determined. I know that some of the plants that were on the import list might be in the US but were issues with the previous importation. The new imports in past auctions have ranged from $40 to Thousands so it depend on how much interest there is...

From Noah at Bamboo Garden Nursery We received new bamboo importations today, released from USDA station in Maryland after 16 months quarantine. Yushania velutina, Phyllostachys sp. Shanghai 3, Fargesia denudata Xian 1, Fargesia demissa 'Gerry', Pleioblastus pygmaeus 'Minimus', Borinda KR4059, Borin...

Chinese Garden Bamboo Hands on Care Day Saturday, April 4, 2015 9:00AM to 3:00PM All experience level gardeners are welcome to attend. A tour of the garden to the group for 30 or 40 minutes to start. A demonstration the tools for pruning, thinning, mulching and raking between the culms to make it a...

Our March meeting will be at Norm Bezona’s Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary on March 22nd. We will start with our usual potluck at noon and following that Norm will give a demonstration of air layering propagation of bamboo and possibly other methods if time permits.

JACQUI MARLIN

When SUNDAY MARCH 1, 2015 Beginning at 10am We need all the help we can get. The grove is small but thick! Approx 0.1 acre. It hasn't seen a full go thru since '08, but still it's gained ground. Checked it out the other day and cut a few from the perimeter to ease our access. Measured 4.25" . I...

Seattle Chinese Garden 2015 Peony and Bamboo Festival New Dates Saturday~Sunday, April 25-26 10 am to 4 pm peony and bamboo plants, crafts, tools, and books for sale talks and demonstrations on plant care Chinese artist displays, demonstrations, and sales lion dance and cultural entertainment family...

From Eduardo Ruiz Sánchez American Bamboo Society (ABS) 2015 annual meeting Oct 28-Nov 1st Xalapa, México “Tropical Bamboos for a Better World” [/b][/size] We have less than a year until the 2015 ABS annual meeting. This year, for the first time, the annual meeting will be outside of the United Stat...