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Needmore Bamboo
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Phyllostachys Parvifolia
- This bamboo is extremely rare in the US and I went to great lengths
to obtain mine. In Europe it is reported as being extremely hardy and
able to reach impressive sizes in cold climates. Like the revered Phyllostachys
Edulis, Parvifolia has very elegant,
tiny leaves on massive culms creating a beautiful form. To my eyes this
bamboo appears to be very much like Phyllostachys
atrovaginata, with slightly different coloration on the culm
leaves of new shoots and perhaps the foliage leaves are slightly smaller. UPDATE 2010: A couple more winters of experience, this bamboo as a 4 year old sustained heavy leaf burn and minor culm damage at -8F with strong winds. Mine is sited in a fairly wind protected area. I now have started 2 additional groves from this original plant and have sited them in sunnier spots. This bamboo seems to be able to produce new culms about the same size or slightly larger in the first spring after being divided, then the following year it seems to leap up to the 1 inch+ diameter mark. The older grove also quickly sized up but once above an inch it seems a bit slower to get bigger but is now current 1.5 inches+ on the new culms. |
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year old Phyllostachys Parvifolia in 2005 |
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October
2007 |
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June
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2010
new shoots on a 2 year old division off the parent stock. |
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