Very erect, dark green culms. The new shoots are some of the prettiest in the spring - light violet and buff striped. Very cold hardy and grows well is partial shade as well as sun. Mine has some 2 inch culms this year even though it gets only dappled sun where it's planted. I saw a grove at Steve Rays that was out in the open and formed a beautiful, fan or vase shaped grove. Bamboo comes in many shades of green and this shade has a unique beauty. Tall, slender looking canes are another characteristic of this bamboo.

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Same as the species above only slightly smaller. Just as cold hardy too! An ideal smaller bamboo, David Bisset is a very fast spreader. Without some type of control it can cover a very large area in just a few years. My grove was planted in an area that has power lines overhead and was chosen because of the shorter heigth. We recently had our powerlines placed undeground so it's no longer a problem. It grows dense like the species above. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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This bamboo will get to a height of about 10 to 15 feet in zone 5, 20 feet in zone 6, and 30 to 40 feet high in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. One of the more cold hardy species, this bamboo is hardy to -15 F. In time this makes a good screen as the canes grow very close together. There is a grove at the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC that is just incredible, so dense it's difficult to squeeze into the grove. Fast growing and spreading, it will make a screen in just a few years. I first saw this bamboo at Steve Ray's nursery and was so impressed I went home and started my own grove. I haven't seen many groves of this bamboo but it seems so distinct I feel it would be easy to spot. The way the canes grow so slender and close together give it a tropical look. It is one of the fastest spreading, running bamboos. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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This one will grow in heavy shade! With huge leaves (24" by 4") this is a very different looking bamboo. Extremely cold hardy, this one will grow in total shade! Gets about 6 to 8 feet tall, forming a mound of leaves. Looks like no other bamboo I've seen. Ideal for erosion control as it spreads rapidly, even in shady areas. I've planted several #2 size plants in a bend of a creek that had started to erode and it has stabalized very nicely after 3 years. This bamboo is ideal for a very dense, low growing screen. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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Bright yellow, giant culms, with ocassional green stripes. It is the same as Vivax but with beautiful yellow culms it is a real eye catcher. My largest canes this year, in a 7 year old grove, were almost 3 inches in diameter. When I first planted this grove I intended to move it within a few months. I never got around to it and 7 years later I am trying to move it but it's not easy!. I used the tractor to move some of the largest canes last fall and hope to get the rest of it moved next fall. Similar in appearance to Robert Young but it has more and larger green stripes, the canes get larger, and it is more cold hardy.

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This a fast grower and spreads quickly. With large leaves this bamboo has a very tropical look. My oldest planting is 5 years old and has reached about 12 feet in height. This plant is very agressive and my be getting out of hand. I will cut it back a good deal this year to help keep it under control.

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Similar to the form (Pigskin, P.viridis) but has a yellow groove on the internodes. Like the species, P.viridis, this has the pigskin like texture.

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A very different looking bamboo it has large thick leaves, up to 15 inches long by 2 and 1/2 inches wide. It grows well in shade to partial shade. It is a tropical looking bamboo that is very cold hardy. I've had to remove a small grove of this that was spreading onto my roof so I've got a good supply on hand. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry periods, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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We have a lot of this bamboo growing in Alabama. There is a grove a couple hundred yards off the interstate south of Birmingham that stands out in the winter time. Another grove north of Birmingham lines the side of the interstate. Both are extremely vigorous growers. One of the more popular bamboos for screening, Red Margin grows fast and spreads rapidly. Very cold hardy. Beautiful green culms with long nodes making it a good choice for crafts and construction. We have several large groves of this bamboo in the Birmingham area. The picture on the left is of a grove in a deep valley and is just beautiful. We have a great price break available on this if buying field specimen size plants. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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A very different looking bamboo with small, oval shaped leaves and tiny, 1/8" diameter culms. With time it will make a good screen. Take a look at this lovely grove in Asheville, NC. I saw this while touring Steve Rays groves many years ago and knew I had to have it. It looks amazingly like a schrub row. Very cold hardy and it can tolerate somewhat acid soil under pine trees. We have lots of this available, nice 4 to 5 foot plants. When planted every 5 feet you should have a decent screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 5, 6, 7, and 8.

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Striking in appearance with heavily variegated leaves. It is a fast grower and spreads quickly. A beautiful bamboo. My oldest planting is 5 years old and has reached about 12 feet in Height.

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This bamboo has large nodes and canes that are almost solid near the base. It is extremely cold hardy and does well in most sites. This bamboo is supposed to have air channels in the roots giving it the ability to grow in wet areas. Maybe so, but I've never seen or heard of anyone growing it in a wet area. Very cold hardy Limited availability - call.

Very straight, erect culms that turn purplish brown with age. Distinct looking bamboo with short branches and persistent culm sheaths. With the short limbs near the tops of the canes this has been called "Bottle Brush Bamboo". Not as agressivie as the Phyllostachys genus, it falls somewhere between a runner and a clumper.

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Dark green, giant culms. This is the second largest of the hardy giants. I have personally cut and measured culms that were over 5 inches in diameter and 65 feet tall. A mature grove of Vivax is just incredible. Many culms won't have any limbs for the first 30 feet or more. Fast growing and fairly quick to attain giant size culms. If you want giant canes, quick, this is the best choice.

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This bamboo will get to a height of about 10 to 15 feet in zone 5, 20 feet in zone 6, and 30 to 40 feet high in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. One of the best choices for a screening bamboo that is super cold hardy. We've seen groves of this bamboo that were so dense it was difficult to penetrate into the grove. Although this bamboo can grow to over 35 feet here in the souteast, it will be smaller in a cold climate. In extremely codl climates (zone 5 or colder) it may be killed back in the winter, sending up new growth in the spring. This bamboo is named for the yellow sulcis or groove on each internode. This is quite distinct in the spring on new culms. Many culms have zig-zags in the lower section. In a natural state, or pruned, it makes a great screen. We've seen many groves of this bamboo in our travels in the northeast. Planted every 5 feet you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen. This bamboo is recommended for zones 5, 6, 7, and 8.

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