Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’ – Golden Beijing Bamboo;
Sun to bright shade, to 26 feet, USDA Zones 6b-9, a yellow-caned form of P. aureosulcata.
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Harbin’ – Harbin Ribbed Bamboo;
Sun/bright shade, to 26 feet, USDA Zones 6b-9. Culms have a celery-like green ribbing with yellow valleys.
This is a stable, virally induced mutation – it is not infectious!
Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’
To 25 +/- feet. A reverse of the species type with yellow canes with a dramatic green sulcus. Does well
in Kansas City!
Edge of an established grove
Grove interior
Shown are 12-15' landscape grade
clumps in our holding yard
Phyllostachys bissetii – Bisset’s Bamboo;
Our most popular for visual screening, formal (can be sheared as we saw in Belgium and as one of our clients near
Kansas City does on the island separating a boulevard.) or informal, to 40 feet – usually less, USDA Zones 6-9.
One of the toughest, establishes rapidly. Dark green leaves and canes, early shooting with tasty shoots.
Phyllostachys bissetii shown as
a ¼ mile long sheared hedge at
an office park near Kansas City.
Phyllostachys dulcis – Sweet Shoot Bamboo;
To 40 feet, USDA Zones 7-9. Reaches 3 1/2 inch diameter here but has thin walls so not good for
construction – mostly grown for food and/or shade. Sizes up quickly.
Inside well groomed grove showing
cane bases
80± year-old grove in Anderson S.C.
controlled on this side by mowing and
by a creek on back side.The Southeast
Chapter of ABS holds a workday each
spring to remove weeds and dead or
dying canes and keep the grove looking
its best!
Lining a drive in the South
of France (150 year old
seedling Redwoods in
background)
Phyllostachys edulis – Moso Bamboo;
The most widely grown and utilized bamboo worldwide traditionally, to 75 feet, USDA Zones 7-9. 5.9 inches d.b.
h. (diameter at breast height) – is the largest we’ve seen in the U.S. Moso is very early shooting and is grown for
both food and timber
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