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"Charlie Pridham" writes:
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| I think Bamboo looks all the better for a bit of thinning out and I take out
| all the miss placed shoots at ground level, I also remove all the leaves
| from the lower 4' or so to give clean culms. once plants are established its
| OK to treat them quite harshly, indeed it won't be long before you have to!

That is very much a western viewpoint! Most of them prefer plenty
of water and are a lot less vigorous in the east - even ignoring
the fact that quite a few don't like cold.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.