by Sherry Boas | Apr 17, 2010 | bamboo questions, before and after, clumping bamboo, running bamboo
Ralph is standing next to a young shoot of Vivax running bamboo. The picture was taken on March 29th when the new shoot was less than a week old. Pay special attention to the smaller yellow-colored cane in the foreground (next to Ralph’s left foot)...
by Sherry Boas | Mar 9, 2010 | running bamboo, vivax
Yesterday on a walk around the lake, Ralph snapped these photos of me posing with the ‘boo. Above and below I’m standing in a grove of Vivax Timber Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax). Vivax is one of my favorite running bamboos because...
by Sherry Boas | Mar 6, 2010 | running bamboo, vivax
It’s always so exciting when Vivax running bamboo begins to shoot. The young canes emerge with such promise of beauty and strength. … See my Tabblo>
by Sherry Boas | Feb 26, 2010 | new shoots, running bamboo, vivax
Two new 2″ diameter Vivax shoots have just emerged! Vivax is a large-caned running bamboo and, like all runners, it sends up its new shoots earlier in the season than clumping bamboos. But in February??? Not normally. Yet the...
by Sherry Boas | Feb 25, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, running bamboo, shipping
A visitor to Beautiful Bamboo’s Facebook page asked:I have some bamboo questions. I live in New Jersey. I would like to purchase some bamboo plants to hide my fence. I would like it to be tall about 8 to 10ft. I need to know the best place to purchase and the...
by Sherry Boas | Jan 19, 2010 | arrow running bamboo, running bamboo
Below are several photos of Arrow running bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) in 3-gal and 7-gal containers.Arrow is unique among running bamboos because it tends to combine features of a running bamboo with those of a clumping variety. A cluster of canes will grow together...
