I believed in myself when nobody else did. The more people that tried to destroy my dream grew but soon they were all cut down. Now I stand alone 5 years later my home payed off. I do believe I will start a business with the same philosophy. Congratulations on your success please let me know what you do and how you do it I might be interested. Spot on with this write-up, I truly think this website needs much more consideration. Written by My Collaborative Team co-founder, Carolann Mazza I heard a man named Les Brown recite a parable that went something like this: A Chinese bamboo tree takes five years to grow.
August 30, My Collaborative Team. Charles Jamieson. Jacinta Gallant. Stu Webb. So true. Love the collaborative metaphor. LUV YA! Bamboo is the Chinese symbol for strength. Randy Heller. Beautiful metaphor, Carolann! Great post, Carolann!
We have seen bamboo squished up against a house coming up through the siding. There was even one memorable occasion when a foundation without underground footing had been installed, and the bamboo came up inside the house through the heating ducts! These are extreme cases that can be easily prevented by proper annual maintenance, and not allowing the bamboo to grow tightly along the side of a house. I want to try growing bamboo from seed.
Where can I get some? Phyllostachys aurea , for example, is on a year flowering cycle, and Fargesia all seem to be on to year flowering cycles. For these reasons bamboo seed from specific species is usually not available. We have grown over 20, seedlings from Fargesia murielae and F. Young seedlings are very sensitive for years before they finally stabilize; until then they do best in a controlled environment, such as a heated greenhouse, in order to flourish and grow on to a size that can be planted out in the elements.
You can also contact the American Bamboo Society, as members could have some seed available for purchase. Growing form seeds will certainly not save time and effort to produce a bamboo grove or screen, but it can be a fun, educational process. When do you fertilize? Bamboo is dormant in the winter, so the best time to fertilize is in the spring and summer. We usually fertilize our groves in February, about months before the bamboos shooting period, and again in the July or August, as the rhizomes are expanding.
If the bamboo is in a container, it may need to be fed more often to maintain good appearance. The application rate depends on the type of fertilizer used.
What kind of fertilizer do you use? For bamboo in the ground, organic fertilizer, such as mushroom compost, aged horse manure, fish meal, feather meal, or blood meal are all good options. Composts will break down into a layer of rich topsoil which provides the bamboo a premium growing area and a source of food.
For a commercial fertilizer that can be broadcast on top, and for bamboo in pots, we use a slow-release turf fertilizer. The formulation is not critical, but bamboo will respond well to high nitrogen. Follow the application rate specified on the fertilizer package. Over fertilizing bamboo is difficult to do, but excessive amounts of nitrogen can lead to aphid problems or weakened canes. Are bamboo drought tolerant? Clumpers are more drought tolerant than runners because they root fairly deep, but runners have higher tolerance of dry, hot air.
In particular, Semiarundinaria fastuosa , Phyllostachys decora, P. See Landscape Uses. Bamboo planted in dry climates needs to be watered regularly for the first years until it becomes well rooted. How much water does bamboo require? Ideally, about an inch a week, the same as a law in applications per week. In many climates, after the bamboo has been in the ground for years, water is no longer necessary for survival. Not usually, however in the Southeastern US, bamboo is native, so sometimes the deer will recognize it as a food source.
Sometimes they will discover the new shoots and eat a few, but it has never been a serious problem for us. What kinds of pests and diseases can bamboo get?
Bamboo is usually pest-free; however some species are prone to aphids. There is also a bamboo mite, an import from Asia, that can damage the leaves. Both of these issues are usually more cosmetic than a real threat to the plant. In the South, in a coastal climate, Phyllostachys can develop brown spots on the canes due to a harmless fungus.
There have also been reports in the Southeast of a disease that top kills bamboo, but nothing has been discovered as to the cause. How do I get rid of bamboo? They also prefer to keep their rhizomes very shallow, which makes them easier to locate.
Try to follow every rhizome and get it out of the ground. If not possible, you can leave fragmented rhizomes in the ground which will produce small, wispy new shoots if they are no longer attached to a mature plant. Cut off the new shoots after they start to produce new leaves. This will deplete the rhizomes' energy if they cannot photosynthesize.
They will gradually rot out of the ground. Be sure to use a heavy-duty, all-steel shovel the King of Spades shovels we carry, for example as shovels with wooden or fiberglass handles will most likely break. Stump grinders, if you can get one into the area, are a good method for removing a dense mat of rhizomes quickly and effectively. Another method is to cut the bamboo to the ground, and continue to remove all new growth as soon as it comes up.
This eventually starves the bamboo out, but can take as long as three years to complete. Unfortunately, this also leaves the rhizomes in the soil, which makes replanting the area difficult. Not really. It will often cause the new shoots to abort, but the rhizomes can continue to spread underground. You need heavy applications of seriously toxic chemicals to spray bamboo out and have it be effective. We do not recommend this, with regard to protect.
If I dump salt on my bamboo will that kill it? Most likely not; the amount of salt needed to seriously harm or kill a bamboo is massive. What types of clumping bamboo do you carry? We grow many different kinds of clumping bamboo. For cold hardy clumpers see this link: Hardy Clumping Bamboo For subtropical clumping bamboo for the south, see cold -sensitive clumping bamboo.
How many plants are in each pot? One plant has multiple canes connected by a root system. It is not necessary to pull the roots apart to promote faster growth, usually manipulating bamboo roots is counterproductive.
It is possible to make divisions of your bamboo for future plantings elsewhere, but we recommend waiting at least 3 years before digging starts from your original plant. Removing pieces of the plant when it is still young will drastically slow down the growth rate.
How large are bamboos you supply and ship? Our Standard shipping sizes for UPS Boxes are 1 through 5 gallon bamboos, with 10 gallons shipped on a pallet. The height of the individual plant varies depending on the species. In general a 1 gallon size plant is feet tall, canes, sometimes feet. A 2 gallon is feet on average, canes, but can be as tall as 5 feet. A 5 gallon is usually feet tall, canes, but can be as big as 7 feet, but plants of this size are difficult to ship by standard UPS methods.
Fargesia tend to be shorter and bushier than Phyllostachys ; a 5 gallon F. You are always welcome to call to inquire about the specific height of the bamboo you wish to purchase. We guarantee our bamboo to arrive in healthy condition, ready to plant in the landscape. Call to inquire about details. We also regularly ship very tall bamboo, 20 - 40 feet, in containers using 53 foot refrigerated semi truck.
We supply many commercial landscaping projects and even some larger residential jobs, or large retail garden centers. The main concern is that the unloading area can accommodate a truck of that size. If you want truly large bamboo delivered to your door, usually we can find a way to make it happen for a reasonable cost. Imagine an instant 30 foot tall screen, by 30 feet in length, to completely screen out your neighbors new 3 story monstrosity. With large timber bamboo, such as Phyllostachys , this is a very real possibility; we do it all the time, just give us a call to discuss details.
Many species have edible new shoots. All the Phyllostachys, for example, are edible, although some of them have a bitter or stringent after taste when eaten raw. Many Chusquea shoots are also very tasty. Usually the canned bamboo shoots you buy in stores are Phyllostachys edulis from China or, if imported from Thailand, Dendrocalamus asper. The best tasting shoots from bamboo that can be grown in the US come from Phyllostachys edulis , P.
The young leaves of bamboo in the Sasa genus can be cooked while still rolled up and eaten, as well. They are also used to wrap and cook rice. Bamboo canes will not grow any taller once they are topped, so it is a once-a-year process of cutting the younger canes after they leaf out. Cut the cane just above the node. Because bamboo cannot regain the lost height, it will get bushier in response to the pruning.
Just be sure to leave some branches on the cane, otherwise the individual cane will die back to ground level. You can find a guide to pruning bamboo here: Bamboo care. Is there a clumping bamboo that has large diameter canes and is cold hardy? At best, an inch diameter is the largest cane you can achieve from cold hardy clumpers.
Borinda macclureana , Chusquea culeou , C. If you want fat canes in a cold climates Zone 5 through 8 , you need to plant a Phyllostachys. Which bamboo has the strongest wood? Phyllostachys edulis is usually used for flooring and scaffolding; P. See this section of our website for information about bamboo canes.
Animals will often chew on it, but the leaves are actually rather nutritious and totally non-toxic which is why, if you have horses, goats, cows, or sheep, you can use bamboo for a nutritious winter forage crop. Will bamboo break in the wind? Some species, especially those with weaker canes, like Phyllostachys vivax , can break in the snow, but it is rare for the canes to actually break on account of the wind. Most bamboo just bend in bad weather and then pop back upright.
Overall the most upright bamboo during severe storms have been P. If the soil is too loose at the surface, or the bamboo roots have been compromised by voles and gophers, strong wind and snow may uproot individual canes. Why is my bamboo leaning? Small diameter canes will lean more, pulled down by the weight of the foliage. Bamboo in shade leans quite a bit looking for light. Snow, ice, and to a lesser extent, rain, can weigh down canes.
Sometimes younger canes will have trouble coming back upright after a heavy snow load is dumped on them. Newly planted bamboo, during the first three years of life in a new location, will often produce smaller, weepier canes as it is getting established. Sometimes during the summer, rhizome tips emerge from the ground and try to become canes.
These we call "whips" and usually remove from mature bamboos. Removing them is usually of little consequence other than cosmetics. They can also be tied or staked up, if it seems important to you. Which Clumping Bamboos are fully sun tolerant? Most hardy clumpers are shade loving plants, but there are a few that can tolerate more sun than others. Thamnocalamus tesselatus actually flourishes in full in in the PNW, but may require some shade if grown in an area that commonly has high humidity in the summer.
Fargesia robusta , Fargesia sp. The above cold hardy bamboos will not grow in the south. Cold hardy clumping bamboo. For sun loving clumpers in hot southern climates where there is minimal frost in the winter, use bamboo belonging to the Bambusa genus.
Is there a black cold hardy clumping bamboo? If you want large diameter, black canes in a cooler climate, the only option is Phyllostachys nigra which is a runner..
I want a very large diameter bamboo that is short'. Does that exist? Cane diameter directly related to height, so for truly massive canes you need a taller bamboo. After flowering, bamboo produces seed which is spread by the wind.
That grove then promptly dies. In terms of vertical growth the slowest growing bamboos will still grow up to a foot a day vertically in the spring. Golden bamboo which is a popular ornamental and a super aggressive runner grows slower than many other varieties. It can send out runners that grow even slower but can still spread horizontally each year feet per growing season. The fastest growing bamboo which can grow up to 3 feet a day is Oldhamii Bamboo. It will get pretty tall though! Or that it can mature to harvest in just years?
Skip to content You may have heard the rumor that bamboo lies dormant then after years it starts sprouting like a rocket.
Table of Contents. Lifecycle Of A Bamboo Tree.
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