Bamboo

A couple of questions here ...
!. Which species is this please? I believe it is one @roders sent me years ago.
2. It has dead stems here and there. Do you just cut them out to tidy it up/
Thank you in advance.

 

Hi V

dont know the variety but if you are taking the older scraggy ones out remove at the base ...
plus bamboo are hungry plants so a shrub or rose fertiliser is ideal dont use one that is high in nitrogen

 

Hi Vicky
It is I think Phyllostachys Aura.
I have had it about 25 years ,it’s pretty much trouble free ,as Spruce says cut out any dead branches and any bits you don’t like ,it’s a tough old plant but contrary to popular belief it may need extra water.
Here are pics.of his parents.