Moso is always the first to shoot here, closely followed by P. nigra and other large Phyllostachys except Henon, which is always one of the last of the runners to shoot.

My Semiarundinaria Yashadake Kimmei has begun shooting also.

My bambusas rarely shoot early unless they are recovering from Winter damage or some other stress. Unfortunately here, some got burned pretty bad this past Winter and may not return.

Kt

I don't grow moso but here in the Mid-Atlantic Spectabilis and Aureocaulis are the first to shoot, mine started the end of March and are now over 6' tall. Bisettii and Japonica began shooting last week. Rubro, Nigra and Robert Young have begun to shoot in pots this week. We've had some unusually warm weather in the 80's in the last 2 weeks which may have contributed to getting things started.