Bamboo Photos

11 June 2013

Terri Groff               THESE ARE ALL MIDDLESEX COUNTY                     216 photos

  This site is comprised of several infestations & probably combined are an easy one acre.  No wetlands nearby however the soil is quite rich in this area and we passed several streams in this remote, extremely rural area.  Homeowner, while pleasant to converse with, admitted to be a grower/supplier to garden centers for several years post serious workplace injury.  He planted 3 " rhizomes and now has his own forest.  He uses the bamboo to make things but did not specify product. I somehow get the impression he also grows .......  He states this species is Philadelphius crooked stick bamboo.

  Mixed growth of trees and bamboo.

  Hard to get good photo with the wind blowing but you can see the gentle bend in this young culm

  Hope you can determine species.

    Lots of mixed species, above third photo looks like a yellow groove on left and bisetti on the right.

   WOW look at the zzz

  Very thick membrane.

    Hope this one helps.

  Four separate areas 200 ft x 150 ft @ 2 to 28 ft tall growing in  the shade and bright sun.  I could not reach the other two areas to photo, too deep into the woods.  He assured me the other two areas were the same.  8 ft to the road and on his property line.  Gave him copy of the law.  He recognized that he would have to get busy removing bamboo. Told him he had to burn the rhizomes.

 60 ft long about 25 culms 10 ft tall of 2012 planted bisetti that is 82 ft from the road in individual plants.  THIS IS 370  MILLINGTON RD EAST HADDAM CT  MC

  Note slight green groove @ top of photo. No wetlands. But see the compost pile in first photo.

This is right on RT 154 & RT 82 in a little park like area.  4 contained plantings for now, all are 7-10 ft tall.

  This one planting has 10 culms @ 7 ft tall,

   Note the barrier pot is not above ground partially covered by small gravel.

  This is second  pot below ground level 19 culms 8 ft  tall 

    Do the photos ID species?

    Third pot has5 culms again not above ground.

  Bisettii???

  This is  almost contained. Does the pot have holes?   11 culms 10 ft tall.

 I have lost all confidence in my ability to determine species.Bisettii? Here is six culm pot Very bushy.  Dark red maroon  branching with lime green leaves.

   LOOK @ THIS.

  No wetlands nearby but scant water under blue bridge. Persons responsible for this park must be made aware of potential for theft of bamboo pots, and invasiveness.

This bamboo belongs to 895 SAYBROOK RD, HADDAM CT.  MC= Middlesex County.  Deserted house FOR SALE with this mess on  south  side of property next to asphalt sidewalk.  195 ft long x 150 ft wide with new shoots only 3 ft away from the house.  Asphalt walk leads to "Granite Lodge Building".  It appears they have been attempting to cut the errant culms.

View facing main busy Saybrook Rd. 

   Why is Bisettii crooked?

 Cut culms dried  scattered all over the for sale property. This lovely Kousa Dogwood will be toast soon.

  Taken from house.

What a mess.  Have zigzag but no yellow groove.

  Helpful?

  Unusual to have so many internodes in such a small distance.

    Has powdery lubricant to facilitate extension of culm.  And fuzzies too.

    New culm 9" tall.

  Property left of pole belongs to First Cong. Church. No wet lands noted bamboo is on a downward slope toward road.

 This granite building is same as Haddam town hall two buildings, what an amazing construction. View toward street, church's' driveway on the right of the tree.

80 ft long 22 ft wide 18 ft tall.  no wetlands. Gentle curving of culm no yellow groove found.  Scattered rust colored areas noted but not from physical damages.  I measured both areas as one even with dirt driveway dividing the groupings.

  New culms invade a garden area

  Vertical maroon brown striations on sheath.  Many very skinny culms with lots of skinny branches.  See the zig zag with no yellow groove.  What is up with that?

    Is this helpful?

    Few hairs. No wetlands BUT note the slight depression in the grass between right bamboo and road and the typical culvert short pole near the back of the sign.  What kind of an idiot puts a driveway next to a pole?      answer:  same idiot who plants bamboo!

Homeowner wanted to know if I was the bamboo police.

 These 25 ft tall culms are invading the neighbors' land.12 culms apparently deserted house with much mail in the mailbox and I added a copy of the law. This is then 10 CHRISTIAN HILL RD HADDAM CT MC    This photo is left of driveway of a property with several species of bamboo.  20 x 35 ft x  9 ft tall lots of leaves on stalks, similar to what I found in Montville on Crestview Drive.  

  This is three species on right side driveway, note white iron pedestal in both photos. and CLOSE proximity to house.  Front species is native bamboo (don't know name grows 2.25-2.50 ft) more than 400 plants.  The lower pics are of the middle species of bamboo and are 3-4 ft tall. some tan damaged leaves more than 600 plants.  Perhaps not Phyllostachys. bushy darker green leaves. Culms close to the house are Phyllostachys over 100 culms see photos for your ID of species. 

 Natives

    Yes they are on the steps to the door.

  This is 3-4 ft bamboo very close together like a grass but not like any nursery decorative grass I've ever seen.  No distinct culms and longer leaves than Phyllostachys. I told her how excited I was to see so many varieties of bamboo in an attempt to get her to talk about the species but with no success.  I assured her I was only the spotter and doing field research and not the bamboo police.  Gave her a copy of the law for her to read and related how she was going to have to remove the invasion on neighbors' property.  I don't think that will happen in my lifetime because of her attitude.

 Yellow groove. close to the steps.

 This is 35  ft tall x 25 ft long cannot measure depth due to jungle like conditions. stocky dark green culms no hairy thingys. This is more 3-4 ft tall grasses.

 This is native bamboo as per GROWING A GREENER WORLD ON CPTV as shown at the Boothbay Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor Maine. Total property is 1.25 acres at the most from what I could see.  Unknown depth of lot.

I believe this is Gail Reynolds property. 79 ft deep and 6 ft from her neighbors' house. @ 154 ft long and is 120 ft to Gail's' house.  Barrier is 1/2 "thick and she has obviously spent LOTS of HARD work and energy into sinking the barrier to no success.  She already has green rhizome on wrong side of barrier.  Many rhizomes (small ones )visible on her side of barrier. No wetlands but the soil is rich and tasty to bamboo.

 Looks like two species on the left photo but I could only verify Bisettii.

 Faint line is her barrier.

  39 ROOTS!

  Culms fill with rainwater and has potential for breeding mosquitoes and West Nile Virus.

  I can see how she would get so discouraged with her property.

 Rhizomes already escaped .

Fine hairs on rhizomes enough to start a jungle. 

  Orange surveyors marking Property lines .

  SOOO Close to Neighbor.  It has to be growing in their foundation.  At least in their brick chimney.

  Does this help ID?

 Too bad the CT Mountain laurel is on wrong side of barrier.

Extensive,  tall 30 + ft  on south side of property that has invaded  neighbors' property, see last photos. This infestation is 100 ft x 150 ft long .  Mowed area shows many new culms that are cut leafy culms not thick ones with sheaths.  

 Yellow groove

  Last years dead culms make for  great snake hiding places.  I hope never to find a sneaky snake because then I quit.

Lots of gray @ nodes. 

  Is this old cutoff yellow groove?

 Gentle curves. culm grew through a dried leaf.

This is escaped yellow groove onto  64 DICKINSON RD HADDAM, CT    MIDDLESEX COUNTY.  Across the street neighbor said  # 64 is an elderly lady and will not open the door for me. This neighbor was watching me photo the bamboo and when I was finished  I saw her hiding in the shadows and I waved ,grabbed the law and the photo sheets and talked with her for about 15 min. Super nice lady and she watches out for her friend.   These culms are 15 ft tall and unable to determine volume of infestation.  Lady said it goes over onto back neighbor on 144 CEDAR LAKE RD HADDAM but I was unable to see any on that property due to elevation even with long camera lens.  No wetlands but rich soil and mixed tree growth in bamboo.

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