Mark Meckes
19th May 2005, 01:24 AM
Photos taken May 17 2005, Zilker Botanical Gardens Austin Texas USA.
Damage caused by Red Squirells eating new shoots of Semiarundinaria fastuosa
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-366.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1063) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-365.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1064) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-364.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1065)
There is a pretty healthy population of red squirells at ZBG and they like to munch on the shoots of the Semiarundinaria fastuosa and Phyllostachys species as well.
At our home we don't have a real problem with red squirells eating young shoots as the squirells seem to be more interested in nibbling at the flowers on our Pecan tree.
The squirells do create nests high up in our Phyllostachys aurea grove, snipping off bamboo branches and other tree leaves for nesting material.
Also when the new P. aurea bamboo shoots have risen to their highest height and are just starting to unfurl their branches, the squirells will nibble partially through the top portions of many of these tender culms.
After the leaves develop on the (remaining) branches they no longer bother them.
Mark
Damage caused by Red Squirells eating new shoots of Semiarundinaria fastuosa
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-366.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1063) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-365.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1064) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/518/thumbs/SquirellsS-fastuosaAuTX050517-364.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=1065)
There is a pretty healthy population of red squirells at ZBG and they like to munch on the shoots of the Semiarundinaria fastuosa and Phyllostachys species as well.
At our home we don't have a real problem with red squirells eating young shoots as the squirells seem to be more interested in nibbling at the flowers on our Pecan tree.
The squirells do create nests high up in our Phyllostachys aurea grove, snipping off bamboo branches and other tree leaves for nesting material.
Also when the new P. aurea bamboo shoots have risen to their highest height and are just starting to unfurl their branches, the squirells will nibble partially through the top portions of many of these tender culms.
After the leaves develop on the (remaining) branches they no longer bother them.
Mark