"Robert Davies" wrote in message
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Not much you can do, but leave it - don't chop it right back as should
still put on leaves and help the plant increase in size next year.

I'm surprised that the wind should have been strong enough to snap it
off, as bamboo shoots have always seemed pretty resilient to me. I did
read somewhere that overfeeding bamboo can make the shoots
over-vigourous and less strong, so perhaps that might have been the
case?

I planted my first bamboo, a 5' P. nigra, in March. The first new culm
appeared 2 weeks ago, and proceeded to stun me by growing to over 9 feet
by
yesterday. Didn't expect 8 inches growth a day in this climate

Unfortunately there were high winds last night and it's snapped off the
top
30 inches or so, despite it being in a fairly sheltered spot. Looking
at
the broken end, it doesn't seem that surprising because it's only 1 cm
thick
and no stronger than your average green shoot.

Thanks Robert,

Possibly it is a bit overfed like you say. I dug a huge hole for it when I
put it in and filled it with decent compost and a little sand. I've also
been using a soluble fertiliser when I water it. It's diluted to about a
quarter strength, but on the other hand I have been watering it a lot!