My Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda' bamboo hasn't put on much vertical growth. When I first took it out of the box it was about 13 inches tall, now it's closer to 15 inches tall - but one of the more noticeable areas of growth is a lower bushy section near the base of the stalks. When I first got it, it had none of these.
![young fargesia rufa green panda bamboo young fargesia rufa green panda bamboo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhQldLrASi23vwnNNZHsIkh9B89eWD2WBu2JrLQVQ3Aa5BQdd-vhqVOGiFtcRjV3mLWVfdh-NPtlIrkbXbmPK1Isn93XbmM5qNHW75dsdcnEyLkWefDj0rX211WnpzhuVqbCkZ4Ko8JU/s640/young+Fargesia+rufa+%2527Green+Panda%2527.JPG) |
Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda' only putting on a few inches up top this Spring but lots of bushy growth below |
This bushy growth below with just a handful of longer stalks rising above the undergrowth resembles an older specimen I saw at a local nursery. Below, this Fargesia rufa in a 5 gallon pot has lots of bushiness and just a few stalks rising upward in the middle.
![5 gallon green panda bamboo 5 gallon green panda bamboo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4SAMaAoMsg3SeLLpi84sJaY3VQHmo2-H2t4Bd8PJZzHb1YyAqnP7FwwmT9Q4uGVmBoTEn8WaR9Hc2qbSOBpQbp2ZSsdZJcdNmW3dKUScdiqGSY0OhxqdscstmPxTf8zxq00a2Y44Ig8/s640/Green+panda+bamboo+5+gallon.JPG) |
Fargesia rufa - an older specimen of this bamboo has a similar growth habit with bushy growth below and stalks rising upward, and sort of a gap in the middle. |
Compare this to when my Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda' showed up in the mail and had no bushy growth at all, just a few stalks hanging on for dear life...
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