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aureosulcata
nigra
nuda
japonica
palmata
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| Company | Contact information | Description |
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| New Jersey Bamboo Landscaping 1 Sentry Lane # 533 Chester, NJ 07930 U.S.A. |
(908) 955 3226 Fax: New Jersey Bamboo Landscaping www.njbamboo.com |
NJ Landscaping company specializing in Bamboo Privacy Hedges, Bamboo Containment and Bamboo Removal. Several species of cold hardy bamboo available at our farm both retail and wholesale. |
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Description | Synonym | Sources | More Info |
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| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. | ||||||||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata |
Yellow Groove | 45.00 | 2.20 | -5 | 5 | The culms are more slender and delicate than golden bamboo; young culms are green with a yellow groove. Culm internodes distinctly rough to the touch when young, and an occasional culm has a zigzag kink. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys nigra |
Black bamboo | 30.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one year. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of its culm color. Said to grow larger in northern climates. It is not clear whether there is significant difference between some of the cultivars | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys nuda |
34.00 | 1.80 | -10 | 5 | Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. | Sources | |
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| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. | ||||||||
| Pseudosasa japonica |
Arrow Bamboo | 18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. | Sources | |
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| Sasa | Running species, dwarf or up to 6 feet tall, with at most one branch per node. The leaves are usually large. | ||||||||
| Sasa palmata |
7.00 | 0.50 | 5 | 2 | The thick, leathery leaves are up to 15 inches long by 21/2 inches wide. It does well in pots, looks best when grown in the shade. Grows taller in cool climates. | Sources | |
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