by Sherry Boas | Jul 22, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, cold weather, emerald, landscape, new shoots
EMERALD TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa textilis mutabilis/Kanapaha Can grow 30-40 feet with 2″ diameter canes. Very Hardy Emerald – also called Royal Bamboo or Wong Chuk – is a stately and elegant cold-hardy bamboo I often refer to Emerald...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 13, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, hedge, landscape, new shoots
If you are looking for a bamboo that will provide a dense screen, buffer wind, block sound and tolerate winter temperatures that dip into the high teens, Bambusa multiplex Silverstripe is the bamboo for you. This extremely functional bamboo is also one of the...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 7, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, new shoots
New shoots of Yin Yang clumping bambooA customer writes: My wife and I visited your farm and bought a stand of yin-yang bamboo back in mid-May. We planted it according to your directions and it seems to be doing well. We’ve just had 2 strong shoots pop up...
by Sherry Boas | May 28, 2010 | clumping bamboo, new shoots, seabreeze
First-time bamboo growers are always excited by the explosive growth of their baby ‘boos. Many send photos to document the plant’s daily increase in size but customer Gary Davids, a wedding photographer in the Orlando area, came up with one of the most creative...
by Sherry Boas | May 5, 2010 | clumping bamboo, new shoots
I just received this email and photo from Gary, a customer who is growing clumping bamboo for the first time:Hi Sherry,We purchased 6 pots of bamboo from you and planted them on 4/1/10. Yesterday morning they looked the same as the day we planted them. Just like you...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 23, 2010 | new shoots, running bamboo
Indocalamus tessellatus is a dwarf running bamboo that we first discovered in Seattle, WA. Like all running bamboos, Indocalamus loves cold weather. Is it freezing outside? No problem. Snow on the ground? Bamboo happy. Here in...
