by "Travis M." <Travis.Shoreline@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 31, 2006 at 04:59 AM
"Pierre Mancenillier" <no.one@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:127p2rtodl4am17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have several mini-groves of "phyllostachys aureosulcata".
> About 10% of new shoots appear to abort.
> The shoots become limp, do not develop and die.
> The shoots that abort in this manner seem to be
> (but not always) among the last ones to appear.
>
> Any comments?
> Is this rate loss normal?
> It varies from "grove":
> 5% in the best case and 20% in the worst.
>
> Otherwise the new shoots when they develop are
> about 8 to 10 ft tall (2.5 to 3 m) and 3/8 inch (1 cm)
> in diameter and appear to be perfectly healthy.
Sounds normal to me.
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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Wa****ngton
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5
