it's strange, I live in Poland, I have been growing bamboos for many years and I know a lot of people who also have bamboos in their gardens, but I have never seen bamboo poles break like those in your spectabilis. strange. Greetings from Poland.
It doesn't happen often, but once in a while a few here or there will. They each had some type of damage and discoloration at the site of the break. No telling what it was. A few culms out of an entire grove isn't bad. Late freezes at the wrong stage in shoot growth can damage them for later too.
I need to wall off a doo doo neighbor. They have a raised up mobile home about 30' to the fence line about 250'L. Would seabreeze be ok or would Robusta Campbell be better to switch to? Really want height and be close to fence line
Typically, as a whole, Fargesia species don't like high heat and humidity. However I did hear of someone in Missouri having success with robusta. I'd go with the Fargesia if it will live in your location since the height could be an issue when old culms fall over.
