tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post4720614625996013491..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: A little pick-me-upAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-39798682488512234092011-12-20T06:25:23.705-06:002011-12-20T06:25:23.705-06:00I do happen to have that book.
I believe the V s...I do happen to have that book. <br /><br />I believe the V shape happens in a lot of boos with longer branches just so they can spread out to get more sunlight. Before taking divisions, my parvifolia had shoots around the perimeter coming out around 45degrees because somehow, the grove manages to know where shoots need to lean to catch more sun. Hopefully that V shape goes away with another year of maturity.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-84146414797557060022011-12-19T16:36:24.312-06:002011-12-19T16:36:24.312-06:00Not unusual for some species (including this one)....Not unusual for some species (including this one). Whittaker in Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon lists 'Yunzhu' with a habit that is "V-shaped when young, becoming upright". BTW, if you don't have that book, it's my favorite bamboo book.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-65866358959293941472011-12-19T16:26:00.958-06:002011-12-19T16:26:00.958-06:00That's kind of unusual. I woudn't expect s...That's kind of unusual. I woudn't expect shoots to lean in one direction unless they are struggling to reach light, and it looks like yours is in full sun. I would guess changing their lean as they rise should fix the problem.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-51569161298155291432011-12-19T08:47:36.549-06:002011-12-19T08:47:36.549-06:00They're at most 1" in diameter, but the p...They're at most 1" in diameter, but the problem is not that they're leaning from weight -- they're growing at that angle. Maybe having the cage in place when it shoots in the spring will help.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-39634015531250756722011-12-18T15:18:43.171-06:002011-12-18T15:18:43.171-06:00It looks like those culms might even be a bit larg...It looks like those culms might even be a bit larger than my atrovaginata which has 1 inch culms, but one way I've found to control the lean of a bamboo, even if it means pulling the all the way to the ground is with solid tent stakes, several feet in the direction you want the bamboo to be pulled, and then using a weather proof rope to pull them in that direction. <br /><br />Considering how well developed this boo looks, with a warm winter, it looks like you'll have some pretty tall bamboos by next year.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-85286690641723231862011-12-18T13:37:44.033-06:002011-12-18T13:37:44.033-06:00Alan, how thick are the culms? I would imagine you...Alan, how thick are the culms? I would imagine you won't have a problem when the culms get thick enough to support the weight of the leaves. It sure looks like a nice bamboo!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52510551252314437172011-12-18T11:40:50.905-06:002011-12-18T11:40:50.905-06:00Lucy: ...and don't keep it contained. I contro...Lucy: ...and don't keep it contained. I control all of my bamboos with rhizome pruning or planting in containers.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-25434771394771894992011-12-18T08:36:01.458-06:002011-12-18T08:36:01.458-06:00Nice plant if you want a forest!Nice plant if you want a forest!Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.com