Bambusa Oldhami growth rate?
I planted a 5 gallon Bambusa Oldhami here in northern california about a year and a half ago. So far this year I've had 5 1 inch diameter culms (about 20 feet tall when leafing out) , two of them in the last week. The plant certainly seems happy. This i
s more vigorous growth than I expected. Any idea of what I can expect next year? rus |
Bambusa Oldhami growth rate?
hermine stover wrote: How far north? it is really a tropical bamboo, but it does make do by growing smaller as the growing season gets shorter and the temperatures are lower. Orange County, CA, we grew it to about 50 feet, but it was not as thick as the oldhamii grown in the Miami, Fl area. It shoots in our autumn. Thanks for the info. I'm just north of San Francisco, in Contra Costa Couny. We get one or two frosts a year, on average. Its good to know its supposed to shoot in the autumn. Mine's been putting them up sporadically since spring, but recently I've not iced multiples, which sounds like it behaving normally.. Parts of your post were apparently missing, at this end. You quoted the whole post...what seemed missing? |
Bambusa Oldhami growth rate?
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:48:20 GMT, Rus Sheptak
Thanks for the info. I'm just north of San Francisco, in Contra Costa Couny. We get one or two frosts a year, on average. Its good to know its supposed to shoot in the autumn. Mine's been putting them up sporadically since spring, but recently I've no ticed multiples, which sounds like it behaving normally.. Parts of your post were apparently missing, at this end. You quoted the whole post...what seemed missing? Oh i dunno what seemed missing. the very end of a word, perhaps. Listen, if in a frost you get dieback to the ground, do not despair, the plant will regrow. some years ago there was a record breaking low in Louisiana, where some lush growth, perhaps 30+ feet tall, of B. oldhamii, died back to the ground, and to the surprise of the owner, that next season, regrew to the full 30 feet. Of course, the soil did not get as cold as the air temps there. I am always interested to know how plants do in climates which are not really kind enough to them, let me know, if you remember. For US, we find it awful that it shoots in late fall, instead of early spring, because we DO suffer the loss of some culms, and also the branching out, and subsequent leafing out, is done at the unkind time of year; yet, it is still a giant and still performs. for this we are thankful, it is the ultimate screen for southern California in our opinion. good luck with yours, maybe mulch with straw or the like. |
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