Re: bamboo
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: bamboo
- From: h*@mars.ark.com (Heather Hallworth)
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 22:13:08 -0700
It wasn't an attachment for me.
Heather on Vancouver Island
>Jim,
>I doubt that you'll recieve many responses as your message was recieved
>on the list as an attachment(most people wont open them from unknown
>sources)...Obviously I did ,so will offer what I can in th way of info
>re:bamboo....
>
>Bamboo seeds rarely and when it does its family (like kind)blooms all
>over the planet regardless of location and timeShortly following these
>bamboos die...I have never seen seed offered ,if you could find
>it,suspect it would be of limited viability(but could be wrong on this).
>
>My suggestion would be to purchase bamboo which would be hardy to your
>area...You did not state what your winter lows are so cannot make a
>favorable recommendation...My Phyllostachys aurea withstood a winter
>which fell to -24f for over 2wks...It survived to become a very
>attractive stand which now stands 12-13'tall..However there is another
>var.P.nuda which is the champion for hardiness(so its said)..There are
>several well known var.that easily are hardy to -10f..
>If you look up <bamboo society >on the web your should be able to
>determine sources in Canada..Let me know if I can help you again...P.S.
>I have 5 different var.myself so unless your very cold something should
>work out for you.
>
>Jim Marshall wrote:
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