Beautiful, buttery yellow canes with ocassional, thin green stripes. This is a beautiful bamboo. Not as cold hardy as some, it will do best planted in zone 7 or warmer. Very limited supply. This bamboo has not performed well where it was planted. We've since made several transplants to new areas, hopefully they will show more vigor. Very limited supply. Please contact us before ordering. 205 283 5638 email

This bamboo has very distinct, prominent nodes. It grows well in sun or light shade and has beautiful shoots that are good to eat. The distinct look of the nodes give this bamboo lots of character. This bamboo deserves more attention. I believe the canes would be ideal for furniture and crafts. The nodes are just distinct enough to give it an interesting look. It is an agressive runner, andt will spread rapidly giving you a nice screen. My grove is planted out in the woods and doesn't get much attention and is doing great. The only thing keeping it from taking over the woods is the fact it's planted in the bend of a creek. The bamboo rhizomes will not cross water or an area that stays wet.

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size info #2: 3-4ft tall
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This form of Black bamboo is a little smaller and is "supposed" to be more cold hardy. Not enough evidence yet to support this claim. It does darken up a little quicker than regular Black but not significantly. It will be awhile before we have this available in any quantities. Limited availablility - call.

Beautiful yellow culms with green grooves. Some leaves are lightly variegated with cream stripes. My ten year old grove has multiple 2 inch culms this spring. When the new canes first leaf out the color is just incredible. . The grove is planted near a wooded area and is spreading into the woods at a rate of at least 10 to 20 feet each year. This bamboo was the first really expensive bamboo I bought. It was mail order from California and the single cane was bent and broken. I called the shipper, they recommended a splint and the sad, little plant has turned into an extensive grove of Castillion with many canes over 2 inches in diameter. I will have to cut some of the larger bamboo canes soon as they have begun to invade my Hibanobambusa tranquilans.

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size info #2: 2-4ft tall
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Largest of all the temperate bamboos, the culms can reach 7 inches in diameter. I've stood in a mature grove of this bamboo and it was awesome. Dark and still, it was like being in a jungle. Tiny leaves and giant, down covered canes make this a striking bamboo. The canes flare out at the bottom and the nodes get closer and closer together giving them a unique look. It is used for both eating and poles. China and Japan have giant forest of this bamboo. It is the bamboo used for scaffolding and the bamboo shoots used in Chinese cooking are from this species. In the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" there were some amazing scenes filmed in a bamboo grove. The bamboo was Moso. On tours of my groves this bamboo never fails to impress visitors.

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size info #2: 2-3ft tall
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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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