Walkway

Our Bamboo Boardwalk

  Overlooking beautiful Wolf Creek is our elevated boardwalk were you can stroll through the bamboo tops. As the bamboo tops sway in the gentle breeze you can see over 18 different species of bamboo from several observation decks located along the 200 foot boardwalk. The photo to the left and the ones below are taken after an ice storm. Throughout our website we will try to pass our love of bamboo on. In doing this we all will make our world a better place for generations to come.
 
 


When a gardener purchases bamboo from us, we try to tell them everything to expect with their new plants.  Many of our bamboo are temperate or cold hardy species which can grow all over the United States.
 
 


Always leave the ice and snow on your bamboo. Never try to shake the bamboo to remove ice and snow build up. This action causes a break in the ice at the leaf stem. When this happens, the weight of the ice on the leaf is too much for the now ice free stem to support. In turn, causing the leaves to fall to the ground. If the shaking action is severe the entire culm ( cane ) will snap like breaking a pencil.

Allow mother nature to melt the snow and ice. As it melts away the bamboo, in most cases without aid, it will spring back to its original up right position.






While it may look like it is hurting the bamboo, this coating will act as an insulation and protect it from wind damage which can cause defoliation of the culms. The ice and snow is a gradual build- up with the bamboo slowly bending to the weight. Always allow it to melt and return to its original position.
 






You can see the ice melting away here and the bamboo will be just as before.
This page and many others will help you to understand this marvelous plant. Please take time to read  'Our Growing Habits' where you will find valuable information on how the bamboo will grow and provide your environment with lush foliage for privacy plus a natural habitat for birds.
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