Hi Forum Members, There is a publication (2005) on some bamboos in China....... "Bamboo Resources and Traditional Culture in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, Southwest...
Only the book Chinese Bamboo Museum both in Chinese and English, author is Zhang Peixing, ISBN 7-80735-029-6/s3.30. The second book has English abstract, Latin...
The two books were published recently in Hangzhou, China. I organised a bamboo study tour in Hangzhou and the author sent me two copies of the tow books. Where...
Dear all, I'm sorry for the miscommunication, actually I wanted to buy Dendrocalamus latiflorus seeds from anybody, not selling, sorry for the confusion again....
From Dr. Ramesh C. Srivastava, (M.Sc., Ph.D., FBS, FSPR, FISPP,Gold Medal Plant Physiology) Professor of Botany, Department of Life Science, Former Dean,...
Hi Mr. Hong, How are you. I hope you are fine. I would appreciate if I can have a copy of the 'Bamboo Resources and Traditional Culture in Xishuangbanna,...
Hi forum members! This is to kindly request you to provide me with the relevant information regarding bamboo cultivation and propagation, particularly on the...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew what the going price was for a pound of fresh bamboo shoots in the US might be. I imagine a lot would depend on the...
Hi All, My name is Sandy and while I don't have a "bamboo plantation" I have Bamboo surrounding my property line (privacy). I reside in Northern Virginia. I...
In a message dated 5/6/2007 3:16:30 PM Central Daylight Time, fightcg@... writes: I was wondering if anyone knew what the going price was for a pound of ...
If you check with a supermarket run by a Chinese American or Vietnamese American you will find dry or canned shoots. They might have some idea about the price...
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Hi Sandy, It's always of great culmsternation when I hear of mass flowering as this can be a sign that all bamboo species of the same clone, ie, propagated...
Thanks, Kinder, I knew it was kind of an open-ended question because of the many variables, but I figured if anyone would know it would be someone in this...
Hi Cal, I just picked up your message on shoots. Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa ligulata, Bambusa vulgaris are good for shoots. BUT, may I add that these...
One thing to consider if you're planning to establish a bamboo planting that will yield shoots is that it may take a few years before you have enough of the...
Cal, I also live about 2 hours from DC (Charlottesville) and I'm growing bamboo. I cut about 25 pounds of Phyllostachys nuda shoots this spring and brought...
Harvesting the shoots is difficult. I dream of going to a commercial shoot plantation and see firsthand how they grow, harvest and process shoots. -- Keven I...
Hi there, is there a general 'rule of thumb' for management of sympodial bamboos (i.e. culm retention strategies such as 4-4-4, or 4-2-2- etc...) for...
Dear Doug, Yes, fresh shoots are the best and cannot be compared to those that are canned. Harvesting of the shoots is no easy task and is labour intensive as...
Thank you for your advice. Yesterday Dr. Barathi also suggested Dendroclamus asper and I've been looking into that variety, but I think you are right in your...
Hi to everybody in the group.is there any possibility of regenerating bamboo from culm cuttings?and what are the necessary conditions for bamboo survival under...
Hi group, I have been interested in bamboo plantations for a long time now and am wondering how I can get started!! I have some friends in the north east of ...
Cal, I met a Tim Ogden, who is mentioned in this link, about 10 years ago and he and some other people in the Northwest coastal area of the USA were growing ...
Dear Doug, Yes, fresh shoots are the best and cannot be compared to those that are canned. Harvesting of the shoots is no easy task and is labour intensive as...
Dear Sandy, It indeed looks like your bamboo is flowering. If all of the clumps are flowering then it must be a case of gregarious flowering and you must...
Cal, Where are you located? I too would be interested in this info as soon our shoots will be marketable. (Northern Va.) And of course, any suggestions on how...
I do recall a grower in Oregon posting information on this site several years ago. If I recall correctly he started growing pears but ended up with 6 acres of...
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Dear Sandy, We are sorry to hear that your bamboos are flowering.Bamboo flowering is a natural but a mysterious phenomenon.Bamboo has no option but to flower...