A Complete List of all the known Edible Bamboo Shoots and Species:

Species Name	Quality
Acidosasa edulis	Delicious
Acidosasa Iingchuanensis	Edible
Bambusa balcooa	Good
Bambusa bambos	Edible
Bambusa beecheyana	Good
Bambusa blumeana	Good
Bambusa gibboides	Good
Bambusa polymorpha	Good
Bambusa tulda	Good
Bambusa tuldoides	Good
Bambusa vulgaris	Edible
Chimonobambusa communis	Good
Chimonobambusa macrophylla	Delicious
Chimonobambusa marmorea	Delicious
Chimonobambusa pachystachys	Delicious
Chimonobambusa puberula	Delicious
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis	Delicious
Chimonobambusa rigidula	Delicious
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis	Delicious
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda	Delicious
Chimonobambusa utilis	Good
Chimonocalamus delicatus	Delicious
Dendrocalamus asper	Good
Dendrocalamus brandisii	Good
Dendrocalamus giganteus	Good
Dendrocalamus latiflorus	Good
Dendrocalamus latiflorus ‘Mei-Nung’	Good
Dendrocalamus membranaceus	Edible
Dendrocalamus strictus	Edible
Fargesia robusta	Edible
Gigantochloa atter	Good
Gigantochloa levis	Delicious
Gigantochloa ligulata	Good
Gigantochloa nigrociliata	Good
Gigantochloa pruriens	Good
Gigantochloa robusta	Good
Gigantochloa thoii	Good
Guadua sarcocarpa	Good
Himalayacalamus falconeri	Good
Nastus elatus	Edible
Oxytenanthera abyssinica	Edible
Phyilostachys concava	Edible
Phyilostachys incarnata	Delicious
Phyilostachys sulphurea f. viridis	Good
Phyllostachys acuta	Delicious
Phyllostachys angusta	Edible
Phyllostachys arcana	Edible
Phyllostachys arcana	Edible
Phyllostachys atrovaginata	Edible
Phyllostachys atrovaginata	Edible
Phyllostachys bambusoides	Bitter
Phyllostachys bambusoides f. shouzhu	Edible
Phyllostachys bissetii	Edible
Phyllostachys circumpilis	Edible
Phyllostachys decora	Edible
Phyllostachys dulcis	Delicious
Phyllostachys edulis	Good
Phyllostachys edulis f. edulis	Delicious
Phyllostachys elegans	Delicious
Phyllostachys erecta	Edible
Phyllostachys fimbriata	Edible
Phyllostachys fimbriligula	Delicious
Phyllostachys flexuosa	Delicious
Phyllostachys glabrata	Delicious
Phyllostachys glauca	Good
Phyllostachys glauca f. yunzhu	Edible
Phyllostachys glauca var. variabilis	Edible
Phyllostachys heteroclada	Edible
Phyllostachys iridescens	Delicious
Phyllostachys makinoi	Edible
Phyllostachys meyeri	Edible
Phyllostachys mirabilis	Edible
Phyllostachys nidularia	Delicious
Phyllostachys nidularia f. farcta	Edible
Phyllostachys nidularia f. mirabilis	Edible
Phyllostachys nidularia f. speciosa	Edible
Phyllostachys nidularia f. sulfurea	Edible
Phyllostachys nigella	Delicious
Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis	Delicious
Phyllostachys nuda	Delicious
Phyllostachys nuda ‘Ink-finger’	Delicious
Phyllostachys parvffolia	Delicious
Phyllostachys pingyangensis	Edible
Phyllostachys platyglossa	Delicious
Phyllostachys praecox	Delicious
Phyllostachys praecox f. notata	Edible
Phyllostachys praecox f. viridisulcata	Delicious
Phyllostachys prominens	Good
Phyllostachys propinqua	Good
Phyllostachys propinqua f. lanuginosa	Delicious
Phyllostachys purpurata ‘Solidstem’	Edible
Phyllostachys rivalis	Delicious
Phyllostachys robustiramea	Edible
Phyllostachys rubella	Edible
Phyllostachys rubromarginata	Edible
Phyllostachys rutila	Edible
Phyllostachys sapida	Edible
Phyllostachys sulphurea f. laqueata	Good
Phyllostachys tianmuensis	Edible
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens	Edible
Phyllostachys vivax	Delicious
Phyllostachys vivax ‘Huangwenzhu’	Edible
Phyllostachys vivax f. aureocaulis	Edible
Phyllostachys yunhoensis	Delicious
Pleioblastus hindsii	Edible
Sasa kurilensis	Good
Sasaella masamuneana	Edible
Thamnocalamus aristatus	Edible
Thyrsostachys siamensis	Good
Yushania maling	Good

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 ALL PLANTS PRICED TO SELL We were a large wholesale specialty bamboo nursery (closing down),  50% – 75% below our own wholesale pricing for bamboo in pots. Field stock priced 70% – 90% below our own wholesale pricing.  Our bamboo plants are fully grown into the pots, meaning they are comparable to at least the next larger pot size and most can be divided. We are located in a fire ant & coqui free area.
ALL OUR BAMBOO PLANTS ARE WIND AND SUN HARDENED! This is extremely important when planting bamboo out, unless of course you’re going to plant your bamboo in a greenhouse or shade house.  We sell on the Big Island only. Bamboos provide song birds a habitat safe from mongooses & cats!
****~ ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT FOR LARGE PURCHASES ~****  
Bambusa black lako: “Timor Black”: – 4 gal. pots: $39.00 – 7 gal. pots: $59.00 – 79.00 – 10 gal. pots: $79.00 – 99.00 – 15 gal. pots: $99.00 — 129.00 – 24 gal. pots: $129.00 – 149.00 – 40 gal. pots: $169.00 – 189.00 you can get 4 large divisions from these pots 100 gal. wrapped: $189.00 -$219.00 You can get 4 to 6 very large divisions with approx. 6′ — 7′ in tact root mass. We also have 1 large clump in the ground which can be divided into 6 – 10 divisions (plants) – $275.00
 **** Black Lako has the most beautiful, usable, decorative timber wood. The canes can retain their koa black color indefinitely after harvesting!
  Gigantochloa black atrovalacia: – 15 pots: $119.00 – 129.00 -24 gal. pots: $149.00 – 179.00 -100 gal. wrapped: $199.00 – $250.00 
Schizostachyum brachycladum: Sacred Bali Bamoboo: Canary yellow canes with intermittent green stripes. – 4 gal. pots: $49.00 -7 gal. pots: $79.00 -15 gal. pots: $129.00 – 139.00
  Bambusa wamin: 15 gal. pots: $89.00 – 119.00 24 gal. pots: $119.00 – 139.00 50 gal. pots: $149.00 – 189.00 field stock: $69.00
Nastus Elatus: – 15 gal. pot: (only 1 left) at $89.00
Gigantochloa Atter: – 15 gal. pots: $49.00 – $59.00
Gigantochloa Apus: – 15 gal.: $49.00 (only 1 left)

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Bamboo Species… Photos & Descriptions

Dendrocalamus asper, Black, “Betung Hitam” edible shoots

Most saught after bamboo in all the world… treasured for the extra large black hardwood. This is a massive species, of rare quality, and ornamental appeal. The colors on the culms are more chocolate colored than “black”, however, they cure to a rich brownish black color, and show occasional gorgeous striping with green when living, and natural brown when dried. Large green leaves, and edible shoots.
Max. Height 100 ft. Max. Diameter 8″

Gigantocholoa Atroviolacea, “Tropical Black”

Superior black hardwood, and known to be bug-resistant. One of the most beautiful bamboos of all. The color

is a dark black with a matte finish. It has an occasional faint green striping on the culm, and dark green leaves.

It is originally from Java & Sumatra.

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Max. Height 50 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa Lako, “Black Lako, Timor Black”

Attractive chocolate-black hardwood, almost purplish, with a glossy finish. It has an occasional faint green striping on the culms, and dark green leaves. The white band around the node is very slim.

It is originally from Timor.

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Max. Height 50 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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Parker Green Giant, “Parker Giant” Raw edible shoots

Local unidentified species of the Big Island of Hawaii. This giant bamboo is a valuable, thick-walled hardwood. New shoots have stunning orange colors. Raw edible shoots.

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Max. Height 80 ft. Max. Diameter 12″
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Schizostachyum Brachycladum, “Sacred Golden Bamboo of Bali”

Bright, radiant golden culms on a gorgeous ornamental bamboo. Occasional green striping on the culm. Clean, uniform golden clump, with green and variegated foliage more up top, and drooping tips. Grows in a tight clump, and has colorful new shoots.

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Max. Height 45 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa Chungii, “Blue Bamboo”

This is a uniquely beautiful bamboo, with a frosted appearance of blueish-white powder on the culms. It is thin walled, and used in papermaking and weaving.

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Max. Height 30 ft. / Max. Diameter 2″.

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Nastus Elatus sweet edible raw shoots

One of the most impressive of all bamboos. It has an elegant appearance with frosted, swaying culms, and

narrow whispy foliage. It has sweet edible raw shoots. It is thin-walled, suitable for weaving, paper pulp,

and small crafts.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Dendrocalamus minor, “Amoenus”

A very attractive bamboo, with dark green stripes on light green, almost pale yellow culms, and a frosted powdery look on the culm surface. Also known as ‘ghost bamboo’. It has beautiful large leaves.

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Max. Height 35 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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Drepanostachyum khasianum, ” Khasia bamboo”

A beautiful, shorter growing ornamental bamboo, with a blue appearance. It has purple rings around the nodes, and white powder on the culms. The leaves are narrow and whispy. Makes a great potted bamboo, patio bamboo, or for indoor growing. This bamboo grows well in shade. Slender culms, finishing with a

graceful arch.

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Max. Height 12 ft. Max. Diameter .5″

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Bambusa luteostriata, ” Luteostriata”

Young leaves are variegated bright white and green, with center striping down a long, slender leaf pattern, adding to its elegence. Clump is erect, with full foliage above. Intermittent white stripes on green culms.

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Max. Height 30 ft. Max. Diameter 2″

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Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, “Mexican Weeping Bamboo”

A unique, open-clumping bamboo, with culms spaced up to 1-2 ft. apart. It is originally from Southern Mexico, and has a very graceful appearance, with small weeping leaves.

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Max. Height 12-20 ft. Max. Diameter 1″

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Bambusa vulgaris, “Wamin”

A dwarf form of ‘Buddha Belly Bamboo’ with a cleaner, ornamental look of short and swollen green internodes.

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Max. Height 35 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa vulgaris, “Wamin Striata“

Similar to the green wamin, this bamboo has golden-light green culms, with dark green striping. It also is thick with many side branches. Grows somewhat shorter than the green wamin. A beautiful ornamental bamboo.

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Max. Height 20 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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Bambusa vulgaris, Vittata, ” Painted Bamboo”, “Hawaiian Greenstripe”

Native to Hawaii, and other places,this bright golden and green vertical striped bamboo is known to be an open clump, meaning the new shoots emerge spaced apart by 1-2 ft. rather than a tight clump. This bamboo grows to be a large ornamental favorite. Also choosen as a bamboo to develop protection from landslides and erosion on steep enbankments. Often seen around the Big Island along beautiful roadside stretches. Higher starch content in culms grows a softer wood, not typically used for construction. Treasured in Southern China where it is also known as ‘jade-striped golden bamboo’. Makes beautiful vases.

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‘Max. Height 50 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Gigantocholoa Atter, “Atter” sweet edible shoots

Strong, straight, dark green culms, used in furniture making, and construction.

A superior hardwood. A beautiful dark green bamboo. It is originally from Java, and has sweet edible shoots.

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Max. Height 70 ft. Max. Diameter 6″

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Dendrocalamus asper, Indonesian, ” Indo Asper” edible sweet shoots of the highest quality

An impressive, top quality hardwood bamboo. The rapidly growing culms are straight, erect, tall, and relatively thin-walled, up to 3/4′ thick. Perfect for construction, furniture making, basketry, and more. The finished poles are a gorgeous, smooth, soft tan color. Indo asper has edible sweet shoots of the highest quality. New shoots have beautiful brown velvety hairs. Also grows large leaves. This bamboo offers both beauty and function. Also can grow well at higher elevations.

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Max. Height 100 ft. Max. Diameter 8″

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Dendrocalamus brandesii, “Brandesii” high quality shoots for eating raw

A very large hardwood timber. Brandesii has a white, silverish fur on the culms, giving it a soft, aged look. The new shoots have beautiful purple color, and are known to be high quality for eating raw. Grows to be one of the tallest bamboos.

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Max. Height 105 ft. Max. Diameter 8″

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Dendrocalamus latiflorus, “Latiflorus” edible raw shoots

Beautiful lime green color on culms. Latiflorus has edible raw shoots, and long, wide green leaves. Originally from Southern China, this is a very clean, attractive hardwood timber. Also, latiflorus is known to be

bug resistant.

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Max. Height 70 ft. Max. Diameter 8″

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Bambusa Hirosi, “Hirosi”

Clean, uniform dark green culms, in a tight clump. This high quality hardwood grows pencil straight, and it is very easy to harvest. The nodes are quite slim. Also known to be bug resistant and a great windbreak.

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Max. Height 70 ft. Max. Diameter 5″
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Guadua Angustifolia Green, “Guadua”

The superior timber bamboo for construction, and furniture making. (Approved for building to code.) Originally from Colombia. It is a thorny open clump, and the largest of American Bamboos.

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Max. Height 100 ft. Max. Diameter 9″

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Guadua Angustifolia ‘Bicolor’, “Guadua golden variegated”

Ornate golden and green striped culms. A superior timber bamboo for construction. (Approved for building to code.) Also used in furniture making. Grows slightly smaller than green Guadua Angustifolia. Originally from South America. It is a thorny open clump, and the largest of American Bamboos.

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Max. Height 100 ft. Max. Diameter 8″

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Guadua Amplexifolia, “Less Thorny”

A guadua bamboo shorter, and less thorny than the guadua angustifolia. It has an attractive 1″ white band around the node, and compact internodes, or space between the nodes. A sturdy, straight wood, thick walled, and very useful, though not as strong as the guadua angustifolia. Rich dark green color on the arching culms. Semi-solid in the lower culm.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa bluemeana, “Philippine Thorny” Great edible shoots

A thorny bamboo, the perfect choice to make an living, impenetrable barrier. Provides great foliage for livestock. Culms grow hard, and are used in construction, scaffolding, shingles, and more. Great edible shoots, and popular in the Philippines for furniture making.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa Oldhamii, “Oldhamii” Good edible shoots

The most common green bamboo grown in the US. It is classic looking, and makes a great privacy hedge, and windbreak. Grows to be very straight, erect clumps. The culms have an aged look, with some faint white fur on green culms. The culms are rather thick-walled, but soft wood, best used in paper pulp production, or light construction. Good edible shoots, and large, wide leaves.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Gigantocholoa apus, “Bambu Tali”

Popularly used for roof rafters and other types of construction, where a strong bamboo is needed. Very durable, it is valued for making cordage, rope, etc…when split. Culm sheaths are covered in chocolate brown hairs. Common in Java. Large, long leaves.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa maculata, “Tiger Bamboo”, “Pring tutul”

This bamboo has unique mottling of colors, which results in a splotchy cane, reminiscent of tiger skin. On green bamboo, the mottling is purple. When dried, the mottling is dark brown on light brown. Popularly used for furniture making. Orginally from Bali. Maculata is vigorous, and fast growing.

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Max. Height 60 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Dendrocalamus membranaceus, “Membranaceus”

A superior timber bamboo. Membranaceus grows extremely strong wood, and it is known to be bug resistant, and rot resistant. Older culms grow solid inside, making a great bamboo for construction using screws.

A dense clump with lots of side branches, which offers privacy. Internodes up to 15″ long.

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‘Max. Height 70 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Gigantocholoa Bali White Stripe, “Bali White Stripe”

This bamboo is quite attractive with bright purple hair accents on new shoots and gorgeous cream colored stripes on green culms. An ornamental garden bamboo, and a usable, sturdy timber as well. Older culms are faded green, with occasional striping, and are very clean, branchless down low. The clump is fairly open and spacious, and a fast grower.

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Max. Height 40 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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Unidentified Hardwood, (drought tolerant, fast grower)

A beautiful and stong medium timber bamboo of high quality. It has large, long leaves that are incredibly soft and fuzzy. It has a thick-walled culm, and a compact clump. A classic looking, neat, and user-friendly, green bamboo. Grows well in rocky, drought-tolerant conditions.

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Max. Height 30 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Unidentified Hardwood Bamboo, “Long Internode”

This bamboo has not yet been indentified. It has many desirable characteristics, including hardwood, open clump – (meaning culms are spaced apart up to 1-2ft.) easy for harvesting. The bamboo has extra long internodes, and may be well-suited for flute making. The new culms have occasional cream colored striping on green, which matures to darker green. Very little side branching down low.

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Max. Height 40 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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Bambusa textilis, “Weaver’s Bamboo”

Textilis is a beautiful, and graceful bamboo. The culms are thin-walled, uniform, clean, and straight hard wood. The culms are convienently branchless three quarters of the length of the culm. They are widely used in construction, such as flooring, rafters, etc… and also are the best known material for splitting and weaving, cordage and rope. Known to be less susceptible to powder post beetle, with proper curing. Grows in a tight clump. Makes a very attractive hedge, with tones of blue color.

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Bambusa textilis, var. Gracilis, “Graceful Bamboo”, “Slender Weaver’s Bamboo”

This bamboo is very similar to Textilis, although this variation is more slender in width, and slightly shorter in height. It has a very graceful appearance, and the tops of the foliage slightly arch to the sides. It is a very neat, compact, attractive clump, perfect for a shorter hedge near a home or garden. The culms are very uniform, durable, and have many uses from construction to weaving.

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Max. Height 30 ft. Max. Diameter 1.5″

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Bambusa prevariabilis, “Prevariabilis”

A very useful, strong, thick-walled bamboo of small diameter. Also known as punting pole bamboo, it was popularly used for farm tools and small diameter construction. It is closely related to B. tuldoides, with more erect culms, and thicker, more durable wood. The clump grows tight, and dense with nearly solid bamboo. Lower internodes have white stripes on the culms.

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Max. Height 50 ft. Max. Diameter 2.5″

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Bambusa tuldoides, ‘Ventricosa‘, “Buddha Belly” recommended fodder for cattle

Offers one of the best privacy hedges of all. This bamboo grows branches from low to top, and has dense little foliage. Planted in a line, it will make an impenetrable wall. It is known to filter out noises, and is a sound barrier. Perfect for highway boundries, to keep out the sound of traffic and provide security, and for pasture boundries, as foliage is recommended fodder for cattle, and if given time to establish, will provide a secure boundry for livestock. Buddha Belly also grows a great potted ornamental plant, and a great walking cane. Stressing the plant brings out more pronounced characteristics, so a dry spell, or container will add to its unique look. The clumps are draught resistant.

Max. Height 55 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa tuldoides ‘Ventricosa Kimmei’, “Golden Buddha Belly” great livestock forage

Very similar in growth to the green buddha belly bamboo, though this one features golden green canes with dark green stripes. A beautiful ornamental bamboo which offers privacy, and when established great livestock forage. Makes a great potted plant when young. When the plant is stressed, it brings out more pronounced characteristics, so dry conditions, or a container will add to its unique look. The clumps are draught resistant.

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Max. Height 55 ft. Max. Diameter 4″

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Bambusa malingensis, “Sea Breeze Bamboo”

Known to grow well in drought-tolerant conditions, and it can tolerate salty sea breezes. This bamboo offers a great privacy screen, with lots of foliage and a tight clump. It grows a good usuable wood, produces many culms each year, and grows taller under trees.

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Max. Height 35 ft. Max. Diameter 2.5″

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Bambusa multiplex, “Fernleaf”

Dense with little leaf foliage, closely spaced, two-ranked leaves. The foliage resembles the look of a fern. The clump is tight, and bushy. There are mutliple whispy branches coming out from each node, one usually longer than the others. Often culms come up that have reverted to the larger leaves. Makes a great trimmable hedge.

Max. Height 20 ft. Max. Diameter .5″

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Bambusa multiplex, “Silverstripe”

A beautiful ornamental privacy hedge, with variegated white and green foliage on many little leaves. The culms are a faded green with occasional silver stripes on them, and they arch to the sides at the top of the clump.

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Max. Height 25 ft. Max. Diameter 1.5″

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Bambusa multiplex, “Alphonse Karr”

A colorful hedge bamboo of shorter height, with bright golden culms, striped in dark green. It grows in a tight clump, and is a great choice for a privacy wall, when planted in a line. The new shoots have stunning colors of sunrise, from reddish pink to orange to golden.

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Max. Height 25 ft. Max. Diameter 1.5″

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Bambusa glaucophylla, “Malay dwarf”, “Taiwan variegated”

Also indentified as: “Bambusa heterostachya, variegated. This bamboo has beautiful silver/cream colored variegations on the leaves, and on the culms. It is a relatively short, erect, and neat, ornamental clumping bamboo. Makes a great container plant, single bush, or compact hedge. Easy to prune to a desired shape.

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Max. Height 12-15 ft. Max. Diameter .75″

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Thai Asper (sorry no pic)

These bamboos have lots of beautiful, medium-sized foliage, and many tightly packed small shoots of bamboo. Makes a great container plant, or a hedge. These are bamboo seedlings, originally from Thailand.

Max. Height 30-55 ft. Max. Diameter 3″

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