![]() ![]() Except where personal experience has indicated discrepancies, the figures listed here are taken from the American Bamboo Society’s listed specifications. Protected microclimates sometimes allow a given bamboo to remain evergreen several degrees below its “minimum temperature.” Regarding the sunlight requirements, this may vary across regions, and is only intended as a general guide. Usually a given bamboo will survive temperatures well below those listed, generating new foliage and shoots during the subsequent growing season. Below this temperature, the bamboo may suffer moderate to severe foliage damage, becoming partially or completely deciduous. The minimum temperature listed is an approximation of the temperature at which leaf damage will begin to occur on a well-established bamboo (first-year plantings usually exhibit less cold-hardiness). In most situations, a given bamboo will not attain these numbers. Maximum height and cane diameter listings are approximations of the potential of a given bamboo under optimal conditions. ![]() The maximum height, maximum cane diameter, and minimum temperature specifications given for individual bamboos are not absolutes. Permanent bodies of water and deep shade may also serve as natural barriers. Other methods of containing running bamboos include rhizome barriers and rhizome pruning, both of which require active management to be successful. Of course, this is not always possible, and containment options will vary by site. This path should be at least as wide as the maximum potential height of the chosen bamboo in the particular location. ![]() The easiest way to control a running bamboo is by keeping a mowed path all the way around the planting. In general, running bamboos are more cold-hardy than the clumping varieties, and may be used to create a tropical feel in an otherwise temperate climate.Īs stated earlier, before planting any running bamboo, the issue of containment needs to be well thought out. Various running bamboos are suitable for use as specimen groves, evergreen privacy screens, windbreaks, noise/dust barriers, groundcovers, and erosion control. There is nothing quite like walking through a mature, open grove of running bamboo. Protect during the first few winters.Please click on the “ORDERING” header above for ordering instructions. Transplant 4-6” sprouts to permanent spot 6” apart, when ground is warm. Keep the soil mix moist- once the germination process is started, seeds can die in a matter of hours if they dry out.ģ. Then, sow 1/4" deep into pots with moistened seed-starting mix, or peat pellets. Keep seeds saturated in the paper towel for 1 week. Remove outer husk and soak the inner seeds in wet paper towel with 1 part hydrogen peroxide/5 parts water in warm indirect sunlight.Ģ. Storage: Cool, clean, dry area keep seeds away from strong, direct sunlight.ġ. * It is useful on slopes for combating soil erosion and as a privacy screen. * Moso bamboo has become an important symbol of prosperity in Japanese culture. * Moso is a winter-hardy bamboo, and shoots are the most commonly eaten variety- it shoots early, and can be dug in the winter, when no others are available. ![]() * Grown in large plantations and harvested for a variety of products including timber, fencing, furniture, construction material, paper, plywood, flooring, musical instruments and fishing poles. * Average breaking tenacity is more than 3x that of cotton, wool, rayon or polyester. * This temperate genus of bamboo is most commonly used in the bamboo textile industry of China. * Makes a good background for large landscapes. * Mature plants have decorative foliage, with leaves hanging down like a waterfall. * Beautiful species of bamboo- having a light, feathery appearance from a distance. ![]()
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