Category Archives: Bamboo

First Shoot Of 2012 – Yellow Groove

What a crazy Spring! Not even April and we have Yellow Groove (Phyllostachys aureosulcata) bamboo shooting already. I have to admit, I have been checking the gardens daily and just when I had stopped looking for the day, I spotted this little guy.
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Bamboo… Play Dead! Good boy.

A student at the University of Western Australia, Ryan Kempster, has made a discovery while working on his thesis. A "bamboo" shark, well- the embryos, can control their respiration and heartbeat to hide from predators.
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Timber!

Hired a tree service company to clean up trees in our backyard. Most severe cut for a large Oak tree-trio, and smaller trees removed or cleaned up to give way for our bamboo garden to get more sun and height so it doesn't get caught up in the trees.
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