by Sherry Boas | Nov 24, 2014 | blue bamboo, edible bamboo, wildlife
Yesterday our crew was busy culling canes from a stand of Bambusa chungii. Objective: Remove enough leafy canes to fill a 12-foot long by 3-foot high trailer. The canes would then be transported to Tampa where they will be given to elephants in the Barnum...
by Sherry Boas | Jun 20, 2013 | asian lemon, blue bamboo, clumping bamboo, new shoots, seabreeze
Bamboo grows quickly especially when weather is hot and wet.Bamboo in the background…wind chimes in the foreground…rain all aroundWe’ve recently had both at our Central Florida homestead and our many clumping bamboo plants have responded to the rain...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 22, 2010 | blue bamboo, clumping bamboo, landscape, new shoots
BLUE TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa Chungii Can grow 30-35 feet with 2″ diameter canes. Very Hardy A powdery coating on both new and mature canes gives Bambusa chungii the alternative name of White Bamboo Although we call this Blue Timber Bamboo, it is also known as...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 29, 2010 | bamboo questions, blue bamboo, mulch, vivax
A customer wrote: We bought a Vivax and a Blue from you last fall. Both came through the winter with no damage and have already sent up bunches of new canes this spring. They are so pretty and so much fun. Every day, we go look just to see what’s...
