It will be fine

It will be fine

I have just never seen it do this before, even some of the taller more established ones have burnt leaves too....do I need to cut it back or just wait and see what happens in the spring?

Thanks!

Just wait till spring they are very tough. new shoots in spring!!

Just wait till spring they are very tough. new shoots in spring!!

so will they come from the dead leaf shoots or from the ground on the bottom of the plant????? The stalks are still green and moist

And the first two feet of the smaller plants by the hot tub are still green...that seems hopeful

from the ground.

from the ground.

thank you
i guess we have jusat been so spoiled around here for the past few years

Hey Mike....

You ever get those bamboo Identified? What were the lows?

You might just have defoliation. You can look at the nodes between the branches and see if the buds are viable. Exactly like trees. Best to wait untill it warms up. Its possible you have some tip/top kill. That doesnt mean anything bad. The taller one looks like it wont have too much top kill. The little ones wont be as hardy and may die close to the ground. Either way, expect a crap ton of shoots in the spring. The more the above ground parts are damaged the smaller and higher number of shoots you will see in the winter so dont go cutting the culms down because they look bad. Wait until you know what part of the canes are dead, if any.

Give them some extra love in spring and see what happens. My boos are buried under leaves and 4 feet of snow, and I have a feeling they looks quite like yours. They have looked worse and survived. Theyre tough SOBs

Hey Mike....

You ever get those bamboo Identified? What were the lows?

You might just have defoliation. You can look at the nodes between the branches and see if the buds are viable. Exactly like trees. Best to wait untill it warms up. Its possible you have some tip/top kill. That doesnt mean anything bad. The taller one looks like it wont have too much top kill. The little ones wont be as hardy and may die close to the ground. Either way, expect a crap ton of shoots in the spring. The more the above ground parts are damaged the smaller and higher number of shoots you will see in the winter so dont go cutting the culms down because they look bad. Wait until you know what part of the canes are dead, if any.

Give them some extra love in spring and see what happens. My boos are buried under leaves and 4 feet of snow, and I have a feeling they looks quite like yours. They have looked worse and survived. Theyre tough SOBs

Thanks for the infop. W ehad two really cold nights this year in the 9 degree F range, high windss though and that is what did it. Everything under the top layer of elaves is still very green. I have never had this happen to bamboo, they grow all over here and these plants I took froma woman who had a virtual jungle in her yard for twenty years....Insaely thick tall bamboo....we shall see. Pretty ure it is a fargesia type but niot sure what kind??? Don't know much about bamboo, just liek that it stays green all year and looks nice by the hot tub in winter...until now, ugh 🙁

Bamboo all over the continent is getting hammered this year. If it took -9F and you didnt have full defoliation thats pretty amazing. There are only a few bamboo that can take that as well as yours seems to have taken it. A few Fargesia (Nitidia, Maurielae), some Phyllostachys (maybe areosulcata, virella and parvifolia. The last two are relatively new to the US). There is however, your native species; Ardundinaria gigantea and its forms and arundinaria tecta.

There are probably a few more that could take that but i dont think many more are as wide spead as the above.

Bamboo all over the continent is getting hammered this year. If it took -9F and you didnt have full defoliation thats pretty amazing. There are only a few bamboo that can take that as well as yours seems to have taken it. A few Fargesia (Nitidia, Maurielae), some Phyllostachys (maybe areosulcata, virella and parvifolia. The last two are relatively new to the US). There is however, your native species; Ardundinaria gigantea and its forms and arundinaria tecta.

There are probably a few more that could take that but i dont think many more are as wide spead as the above.

Thanks very much for the info! The stalks are still mint and most of the foliage is fine too except for the tallest and outermost leaves that got burnt.

My bamboo plants have really taken a beating this year with a low of -22 C (-8 F).

Your bamboo should come back with no problems. The Pseudosasa japonica in that first photo looks as if only the top is damaged.

My bamboo plants have really taken a beating this year with a low of -22 C (-8 F).

Your bamboo should come back with no problems. The Pseudosasa japonica in that first photo looks as if only the top is damaged.

Thanks! W are heading into the next arctic friggin' blast today but at least we are expecting ten inches of snow to help cover things this time around.

Mike, my Fargesia bamboos easily overwinter in my garden. They may loos some leafs but the new ones stat growing soon while spring comes. Your Pseudosasa japonica is a gorgeous one! It's fine for sure! I have a small one buried under snow and believe it will be fine in spring.

cam

it looks like pseudosasa but i have never heard of it taking those lows........