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Hello everyone. Just got some bamboo for the backyard recently and now found this place. This is a cool forum. Hope to learn from the gurus on this board.

Cheers,
Thanh

Welcome from Sugar Land, TX.

Hi Thanh. What kind of boo are you growing?

Welcome from Houston. Post some pictures of your new bamboo.

WELCOME! From another new guy....

Thanks for all the welcomes! I'm glad to found this place. Sugarland is right down the street!

Right now I got what was sold to me as Bambusa Oldhamii. The more I browse the more I guess this boo is very common. This lady told me she have it for about 3 years, but it's only approx. 1" the biggest and about 12 feet tallest when I came pick it up. I think she move it around several time when she have it. So maybe shocking it. How big should I be expecting in this region? I planted them about 1 month ago so it looks pretty bad from the transport. I have lots to learn. I will try to get some pic up soon.

hello from eustis, fl

And a big "howdy" from Harlingen, TX

tnguyen wrote:How big should I be expecting in this region?

Should get to 4" diameter and top out around 45' tall... that is if you actually have oldhamii. There was a bunch of Bambusa odashimae and Bambusa cornigera that was sold in this area as oldhamii. The best way to tell what you have is when it puts up a new shoot check to make sure the culm sheaths are hairy. Hairy = oldhamii, plain yellow (no hairs) = odashimae, purple stipes = cornigera.

Enjoy!

This is what I have. Oldhamii? Some close up pic. Not a very big yard.

And a hello from New Jersey. Nice Boo

Really good photos there tnguyen!!!!

Thanks moriphen and bambootony. I'll keep taking pic to see how this will grow out over time. Right now the heat is awful so lots of watering.