Pacific Northwest Bamboo

I have been adding the newsletters to the downloads page and I will be adding more documents as I get time.

You can get to the downloads page by the link on the right side of this page.

Bill

Ian Connor is the current contact person for the meeting/festival.
(503) 734-5735
bambooian@yahoo​.com

July 30 Meeting

All are welcome to visit Paul Lee’s private collection of perhaps the largest timber bamboos in the Pacific Northwest at his nursery

Time:  5pm PNW Board Chapter Meeting – all welcome.
Followed by tour and pot luck at 6pm

Paul Lee will be cooking rice in the Chinese Timber Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax)
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July 31 Bamboo Festival

Venue:
Once again, the Hoyt Arboretum is gifting the Visitor Center Lecture Theatre and Picnic Area for this event at
4000 Southwest Fairview Boulevard
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 865-8733

Time:  9am to 3pm.

Talks and demonstrations:
These will be held at the Lecture Theatre at the Visitor Center.
There will be talks on taking care of spreading bamboos, selecting the best and new clumping bamboos, plus workshops from leading artists working with bamboo.

Plant Sale:
Plants will be available for sale at the picnic area below the Visitor Center.  The sale helps the chapter provide events such as this, as well as lectures and aid for conservation.  There will be numerous leading experts on growing bamboo in this region available for advice on care and landscaping.

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Any last minute changes will be added to the events calendar first at http://www.bamboo.org/bamboo-events.php

Update:

There is an article on bamboo and the festival at: http://blog.oregonlive.com/kympokorny/2011/07/how_to_capture_a_tropical_feel.html

Bill

This year since the Portland Festival is on a Sunday we are
having 2 days of events. We will have a meeting and tour of Paul Lee’s nursery
in West Lynn on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 followed by a potluck dinner. On
Sunday we will have the Portland Festival at the Hoyt Arboretum in Portland.