Alphonse Karr, what a nice bamboo variety!

Was cleaning out my Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' and Bambusa ventricosa 'Buddha's Belly Bamboo' today. I'm tired, but was able to propagate some nice plants from all that labor. Here is a photo of some of the culms, especially striking is the striping on the 'Alphonse Karr'. What a nice variety all around!

Sean

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Bamboo plants, fall inventory. We can ship plants in the U.S.

We have lots of bamboo plants, both running and clumping, to choose from. We can ship 1 and 5 gallon bamboo plants to most of the U.S., except Hawaii. Many of the varieties can take temperatures below 0 degrees!

Here is a list of what we have currently:

Clumping Bamboo

Bambusa textilis 'Weaver's Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)

Bambusa multiplex 'Hedge Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon

Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' (5 gallon; $39)

Bambusa oldhamii 'Giant Clumping Timber Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon

Bambusa beeceyana 'Beechey Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $75)

Yushania Boliana (5 gallon; $39)

Borinda Fungosa (5 gallon; $39)

Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Blue Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)

Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Teague's Blue' (5 gallon; $39)

Fargesia murileae 'Umbrella Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)

Fargesia denudata (1 gallon; $12)

Thamnocalamus crassinodus (1 gallon; $12)

Faregsia nitida 'Fountain Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)

Running Bamboo

Phylostachys glauca (5 gallon; $20 or 15 gallon; $75)

Phylostachys heteroclada 'Water Bamboo' (5 gallon; $20)

Phylostachys nigra 'Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)

Phylostachys nigra punctata 'Giant Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)

Semiarundaria yashadake (5 gallon; $20)

Phylostachys bissetti (1 gallon; $12)

Pseudosasa amabalis 'Tonkin Cane Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)

Chimonobambusa tumissidinossa 'Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $70)

Phylostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' (15 gallon; $95)

Phylostachys nigra 'Bory' or 'Leopard Skin Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)

Phylostachys aurea 'Koi' (1 gallon $12)

See a bamboo plant you want?

E-mail us on what your interested in and we can provide a quote for the plant cost plus shipping costs.

If your local, you can also visit us by appointment. Just call or e-mail us.

Thank you!

Sean

Mad Man Bamboo Nursery - Rocklin, CA

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Oh dreadful wind... leave my bamboo alone!

Casualty of the fall winds. Since clumping bamboo shoots in the late summer and fall, they are still pretty tender and can see new culms snap during high winds. Luckily, this is the only one I have found off of a Bambusa oldhamii 'Giant Clumping Timber Bamboo'.

Sean

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Bamboo poles used in Hindu ceremony called Hanuman pujas

I am honored yet again to donate some fresh bamboo poles for a Hindu ceremony. I didn't initially ask what it was for the first time (two years ago). But asked this time out of curiosity (and appreciation for other cultures) and here is how the ceremony was explained:

"...the bamboo is used to fly a red flag of the devotee or Hindu god name Hanuman. This is a ceremony to offer prayers and special sweets to this particular god which is done in the home. At the end of the ceremony ( Hanuman Pooja) the red flag will be placed on the bamboo and will be mounted in the back or front yard of the residence. This ceremony is very common in the West Indies specifically where Hindu reside Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica, Surinam Fuji etc…"

I also found a blog that explains the ceremony more ("Hindus perform Hanuman pujas to either give thanks to God for continuous good health and prosperity or to remove any difficulties, grief, sorrow or a likelihood or impending unhappiness in one’s path. Hanuman pujas are only performs on Tuesdays and Saturdays." - click here for more.

I am happy to see my bamboo used for such a purpose.

Cheers!

Sean

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Bamboo for Friends Contest is back!

We're at it again! Suggest our Mad Man Bamboo Facebook Page to your friends and get a chance to win a $40 gift certificate good for a bamboo plants and other bamboo goodies.

It's easy, use the 'Suggest to Friends' link at the top left of our Facebook page. After you send the suggestion to your friends, post the number on our Mad Man Bamboo Facebook Page. For every person you suggest, we put an entry in the hat for you. We choose a winner at 9 pm on January 31.

Good luck and Suggest Away!

Sean

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Coffee, a treatment for pests on plants, including bamboo

David, a fellow bamboo connoisseur, sent me several articles on the use of coffee to prevent pests. The Bambusa multiplex series of bamboo is particularly susceptible to sooty mold at the nodes which attracts ants. This often happens during warm humid evenings and is a nuisance, but does not harm the plants themselves. I'll usually manually remove it by blasting the mold (and ants) off with a high pressure water stream.

Another alternative is to use coffee to repel the ant in the first place.

Read more on this method using coffee here.

The nice thing is, if your not a coffee drinker, like me, places like Starbucks give them away for free, you just have to ask.

Cheers!

Sean

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Still lots of bamboo to choose from... get yours by appointment

It's a great time of year to plant bamboo. Planting it now gives the plant several months to develop its root structure and gather enough energy to shoot in the spring (for running bamboo) and the following late summer (for clumping bamboo). As we close out the season, we have lots of bamboo, both running and clumping, to choose from. Here is a list of what we have:

Clumping Bamboo

Bambusa textilis 'Weaver's Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)
Bambusa ventricosa 'Buddha's Belly Kimmei' (5 gallon; $39)
Bambusa multiplex 'Hedge Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon
Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' (5 gallon; $39)
Bambusa oldhamii 'Giant Clumping Timber Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon
Bambusa beeceyana 'Beechey Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $75)
Yushania Boliana (5 gallon; $39)
Borinda Fungosa (5 gallon; $39)
Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Blue Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Teague's Blue' (5 gallon; $39)
Fargesia murileae 'Umbrella Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)
Fargesia rufa 'Sunset Glow' (1 gallon; $12)
Fargesia denudata (1 gallon; $12)
Thamnocalamus crassinodus (1 gallon; $12)
Faregsia nitida 'Fountain Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)

Running Bamboo

Phylostachys glauca (5 gallon; $20 or 15 gallon; $75)
Phylostachys heteroclada 'Water Bamboo' (5 gallon; $20)
Phylostachys nigra 'Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Phylostachys nigra punctata 'Giant Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Semiarundaria yashadake (5 gallon; $20)
Phylostachys bissetti (1 gallon; $12)
Pseudosasa amabalis 'Tonkin Cane Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Chimonobambusa tumissidinossa 'Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $70)
Phylostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' (15 gallon; $95)
Phylostachys nigra 'Bory' or 'Leopard Skin Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)
Phylostachys aurea 'Koi' (1 gallon $12)

See a bamboo plant you want? Make an appointment!

We are available by appointment on the weekends. No obligation to buy, you get a one-to-one consultation, a tour of our bamboo garden and if you want you can purchase from our large inventory of bamboo plants. Call or e-mail us to set up your appointment.

See you soon!

Sean

Mad Man Bamboo Nursery - Rocklin, CA

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