How to Prune fish-pole bamboo?
Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation
fish-pole bamboo · Pruning
fish-pole bamboo · Phyllostachys aurea
Also known as: golden bamboo; yellow bamboo
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds. In a container grow in a loam-based compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season. After flowering prune back hard and feed with balanced fertiliser. May remain clump-forming in poor or dry soils but can become invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation
Watering: Deep watering weekly, tolerate brief seasonal droughtsSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeInformation to be completed