For some background info, I threw in two medium sized Phyllostachys a. Spectabilis plants (probably 12-14', 8-10 culms) and two medium sized Phyllostachys a. Harbin Inversas (maybe 8' tall, 8-10 culms) in my back yard last fall. Unfortunately, I think the wind fried them and they were topkilled almost completely. They've bounced back with a ton of culms this year, but nothing is more than 6' tall. I'm guessing that they need a year to get accustomed to the location and am hoping for better success in this location in future years.
This summer, I got some more Spectabilis (2 plants, a bit shorter than the ones purchased last year) and some Arundinaria Gigantea (about 4 plants, 5' tall, 6-10 culms) and am looking to build up a screen from the neighbors. I know it will fill in eventually, but I'm eager to get some more bamboo to continue to space out this screen. Probably getting some Bissetti, maybe one other variety.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello and check if there is anyone else near Cleveland interested in thinning out their crop or helping out a beginner bamboo collector.
Bigboy
