Great looking, How old? Any problems with growing this in 8a
East Texas?

Thank You.

It appears to be quite hardy. I do have mine where it gets some protection from those cold northers, and it gets full sun at the top of the plant.

I'll have to double check, but if I recall correctly, it has been in the ground for three years. It has been the slowest of all my Bambusas to produce culms. Only two culms for the first two seasons, but four last year.

It has the longest internodes of any of my Bambusas and does reach size quickly. The culm in the photo is about two inches thick. Sometimes late in the evening, the culms look very blue,...a beautiful sight.

It got down to 15F here, and several times into the low 20's and it has done fine, only showing a little leaf burn, but always water it well before a freeze.

It's almost 40 feet tall, so you will need some room for it to grow, but it does grow very erect and has very straight culms.

How far north are you?

Kt

They look super... what can I send you for a slice :-)
Thanks

Are they a paler blue as they mature in size?

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Mine are more blue than in my photo. For some reason the camera didn't capture the true colour.

Also, at certain times of the day, particularly when the light is dimmer at dusk for example, the culms appear more blue like in your photo.

Is that actually chungii, and is it yours?

Kt

That's blue!
kentuck_8b I'm between Dallas and Huntsville.
Never hit the mid to low teens here!

Guess maybe it's the lake?
Bud

Yes, its a Chungii... a friends in Fl. Still waiting for a slice... he says they are a very slow grower.

Yes, my chungii put up only two shoots, three years in a row. Six shoots in three years...very slow indeed!

I have a waiting list on this one and it looks like they will be waiting for a while.

Kt