Two different sizes of Bamboo Fencing

On the left, 4' tall x 8' long Bamboo Fencing.

On the right, 6' tall x 8' long Bamboo Fencing.

Both fences are made from 3/8" to 1/2" diameter pieces of bamboo woven together with coated wire.  The fencing can be cut into shorter lengths and heights or used as is to form attractive walls for both inside and outside use.

In the above photo, a customer used the 6' long Bamboo Fencing to provide filtered shade in a pergola.  Below is a closeup view of a roofing section.

Photos of Split Bamboo Fencing

Here's a close up look at both sides of the 6' tall x 12' long Split Bamboo Fencing. On the left, is the "back" of the fencing and on the right side of the picture you can see the fence's "front" side. Below are two longer views of the same roll of fencing.

Photos of Hawaiian Gold Timber Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris vittata)

Jenny stands next to a mature stand of Hawaiian Gold

New shoots emerge from the ground the same diameter that they will be when mature.  No matter what size cane emerges, it will grow to its full height in less than two months.  That's fast enough to measure the growth day-by-day

Photos of Angel Mist Timber Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor amoenus)

Our daughter, Jenny, peeks through a 3-year-old

stand of Angel Mist.

 (Photo above and below)

Angel Mist culms surrounded by a groundcover of wandering jew and fallen culm covers

 Below: A close up of a "young" Angel Mist cane

 New shoots appear from May through October

Our son, Toby, stands next to a 2-year-old Angel Mist

What kind of bugs are on my bamboo?

A Florida-based customer wrote:

I bought several bamboo's from you a couple months ago -3 graceful's and an Asian lemon. They are all doing well and already growing like crazy. However, the Asian lemon had a new shoot on it when we got it (of course now it is getting very tall), but I noticed in the last week or so that under the leaf that hugs the stalk, there are white web-like insect egg casings and when you peel it back, there are small oval shaped insects (kind of pinkish color) about 200 microns across or the thickness of 2 hairs (very small). Is this something I should be concerned about? So far, I've only noticed it in a couple areas.  I have Sevin insecticide that I've used to kill aphids and caterpillars. Should I use this or do you have a better solution?

My response:

The bug you've noticed is called mealy bug and it likes to suck the juices from tender new shoots. It may look nasty but on bamboo it seldom does any permanent damage. Mealy bugs only like the young shoots and bamboo grows so fast that it outgrows the bugs before they can do any damage. If it really bothers you, you can spray the shoots with a formula called Bayer Tree and Shrub found at most garden centers. On our property we try to minimize chemical use so we usually just let the bamboo do its thing - quickly outgrow the bugs.

Mealy bugs attack a young Bambusa oldhamii shoot that will soon outgrow the pests.

The customer wrote back to say:

Yes yes...I pulled up a picture of a mealy bug and that is exactly what it is!!

Thank you sooo much.  We love our bamboo!!