Question
My giant bamboo is not doing well.  every new sprout grows to about 8 feet then the top rots,- black like in color and it quits growing. Sounds like it may be F Moniliforme but I can not find a treatment for it.
Any advice is appreciated

Answer
Hi renae,  I was at a loss also, so I e mailed a friend of mine who created this website and is my bamboo guru, this is his reply..
Kathy,

I抦 at a loss for that problem.  Never heard of it with bamboo.  The only thing I can suggest is send him to Bambooweb.info.  If I get questions I can抰 answer, then I send the following:


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