5th October

…robusta Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa timidissinoda (poor spanking name) Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Fargesia rufa (spankers’ delight) Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia utilis (make your…

12th May

…spreader! These new shoots will all have to be cut off soon to keep the clump in check. Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Himalayacalamus falconeri has attractive stem nodes and is…

8th October

…six new ones. The canes are used in China as walking sticks. Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Fargesia robusta is as its name implies although only planted (as all these were)…

21st January

…Park Other things emerged from the talk: 1. Our Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda growing in Kennel Close is, Chen believes, the most invasive species of the lot. Even worse than the horrid…

15th January

…Kennel Close have not yet been scorched and partially defoliated in the wind. They look rather impressive clumps today. Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda – the most vigorous and…