Looking for Chinese Walking Stick (Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda)

[Streetman_Buddy]

Any help would be great!
Bud

[Roy]

Any help would be great!
Bud

Sources for Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
http://www.bambooweb.info/ShowSources.p ... &BooID=383

[needmore]

You might have to install air conditioning for it!

[Roy]

You might have to install air conditioning for it!

Brad,

I used to grow Chimonobambusa quadrangularis in Florida. Do you think the Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda will be more sensitive to the heat than the Chimonobambusa quadrangularis?

Now my Chimonobambusa quadrangularis was in partial shade during the Summer and got a good bit of sun during the Winter.

[ghmerrill]

I got my C. t. from someone in Florida, I dont remember what part, which Does make quite a difference on climate, Im sure.

He said that it runs like crazy, but never got over 6' tall.

I emailed him a few months ago to see If I could get some more divisions, but never heard back from him.

Really neat bamboo, so if you get one, it will be one of your favorites.

Gene

[needmore]

I have been led to understand that it will not size up much in heavy, hot sun, and will surely need shade in TX. I believe it is one of those bamboo that thrive in the PNW's milder climate but merely survives in other areas with hot summers/mild winters. In fact, I think I remember Phil saying his does better in the shade in the PNW. It 'feels' to me like a delicate montane bamboo although I don't think it is.

I was planning on getting mine to size up in a pot before I killed it in the ground but it has been s-l-o-w to put on any size in a container.

[David]

I've killed 2 nice Q. t. plants here in Tennessee despite being near the creek and lots of shade. Considering how much they cost I think I'm done with this one. Sure like the looks of it however.

[Bamboo Outlaw]

Ha! I have killed three of them. I win.

[Streetman_Buddy]

OK maybe I'll put this one in the when I move list
Thanks!
Bud

[fredgpops]

I've had mine for 3 or 4 years (N. California). I got mine from a lady who had a small grove of it about a mile from the Pacific Ocean, plus it was under a canopy of large trees. It seemed to do good in that location. It's a real shallow runner and the roots seem extremely sensitive to handling. Have tried to propagate it for 2 years without luck. I have not seen it show aggressive running tendencies. It has not sent a culm higher than 4ft. It seems to take winters very poorly even in my temperate climate - the leaves get very brown. The nodes make it worth the hassle. Rgds

[ChrisM]

Mike and Robbie at Georgia Bamboo have a nice grove of it in a shady ravine area in Ft.Valley, GA. I got to see it last weekend and the foliage is awesome. I am surprise to hear others are having difficulty while they are doing quite well in the central GA heat.

[Bamboo4me]

The best looking grove of Walking stick I've seen is at Lakes Nursery in Loomis, CA. It's growing under some pines and mixed with some Vivax Aureocalis.(Shade) 105 and 10-30% humidity in the summers.
It's 10 feet tall at least with its classic fern like look and arch.
But mine in a 30 gallon pot does OK? 1 year old and 3 feet tall.
One if not the best looking Boo I think.
I've read it can send shoots 6 feet deep! So barriers? But doesn't look like it would be tough to control with just trenching from what I've seen there.
I heard he was going to pot some up.

[Flashburn]

6 feet deep? too bad you can't train it it kill gophers.

[Bamboo4me]

Wouldn't that be nice.
I'm having pretty good luck with Castor oil mix. But they've moved in to within 4 feet of my Moso. I might try to poison or dry ice that bunch. Next year I'm planting a couple of castor bean plants(red) around each bunch of bamboo. It appears to be working on the Oldhamii that has 3 around it.
The rabbits did some chewing on some new shoots, but seemed to have moved on now.
Those castor bean plants get so big, that I'm debating how to get rid of them this winter. I guess I can burn them and make sure I'm up wind. The stalks are so thick I think it would take 2 years to decompose. Mine are 10-12 feet tall. Might be good shade to start my Sasa's etc until the other boos are 40-50 feet to shade them.

[GrowingHabit]

Hard to glean from this thread any specifics of what the tumidissinoda would like- and I have conflicting info to help muddle things. I've got one that's been in the ground about 10 months. I'm in zone 7 (8 for our region on the maps, but our micro-climate situation collects cold as it travels down the hillside we live on the edge of), and the tumidissinoda is planted in full sun, full wind. I planted a vine maple to give it a little shelter/shade, but its rapidly outstripped the maple's coverage area. Its spread at least 10 feet from the mother plant, aggressively. I can dig up rhizomes and re-aim them, and they keep going, none the worse for wear. Its sent up new shoots non-stop since it started last March. Ever diminishing in size, but still shooting. We'll see how it survives its second winter.

From my experience, the thing has a cast iron constitution, and a very, very vigorous growth nature. It also appears Praying Mantis and moths adore its leaves for building cocoons and egg sacs in.

When we planted it, we stirred nearly an entire 50 lb bag of alfalfa pellets into the dirt for several feet around it, along with steer manure, shredded paper, and a small scattering of aluminum sulfate- and maybe that gave it something it really liked.