As it does every Spring -- or even this year, when it is still
officially Winter -- the MOSO Bamboo is the first species of bamboo in my collection to send up new growth to start the bamboo growing season. The warmer than normal temperatures & frequent rain we have experienced this year in Central Arkansas have been ideal for this bamboo to begin sending up new cains ... officially called "clums".
This photo shows an area where I previously cut & removed the "old" clums of bamboo. Since so much of any bamboo growth is directed underground, the previous "cleaning" of this bamboo grove does not effect the new growth.
While I planted this bamboo at this spot several years ago, the bamboo really has not increased dramatically in size.
I have added the work glove to give some idea of the plants actual size as it comes from the ground at this location. I will provide some up-dated photos in the near future as this batch of bamboo continues to grow this Spring.
The shoots are so large in diameter. It just amazes me. Thanks for picture and look forward to the next one.
ReplyDeleteActually, these are small to medium. I certainly have MUCH BIGGER species of bamboo which will be appearing out of the ground in the near(?) future, since this warm/wet weather is really speeding up the growing season.
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