11-04-2003, 07:32 PM
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Bambusa Lako spacing
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Rick DeBay wrote in message
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How far apart should I space the bambusa lako? I'd like it so that when they
are mature, they culms of adjacent plants start meeting around 12 to 13 feet.
Thanks, Rick
Does anyone know? I asked the same question of TropicalBamboo.org, but they
haven't responded to my emails.
I don't know that the plants would "meet" at any height no matter how
close you plant them. I belive Lako grows fairly straight. If
anybody would know, it would be Robert Saporito (tropicalbamboo.org).
The info at tropicalbamboo.com says it "grows erect and arches at the top" so I
was hoping that they would start to fan out so as to produce an open screen.
Generally you plant them so that they will fill in a space in a given
time, if it happens to create a "canopy" effect it is just gravy :-)
You can plant them as close or as far as you want, the big difference
is how long it takes to fill the gaps. If you want it dense in one
area quickly, plant them 4 or 5 feet apart, if you can wait, plant
them 8 or 10 feet apart.
Do you mean that even though Lako is a clumper, it will still spread? Will I be
able to control its spread easily by culling the culms as they come up?
Good luck! I would love to be able to grow Lako, but alas it doesn't
like our low humidity :-)
Chris
Chino,CA
Thanks for the quick reply. I wouldn't mind having some of your low humidity
here in south Florida, although today it's quite nice.
Rick DeBay
Boca Raton, FL
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