A great bamboo for screening. It has leaves all the way down and the canes grow very close together forming a dense barrier. This is usually the most common bamboo found in the urban areas in the southeast. It flowered several years ago and many groves died. However, many clones didn't flower and you can still find Arrow Bamboo in yards and alleys all over the city. There is a very large grove of Arrow bamboo downtown (behind the famous 16th street Baptist Church of the civil rights era). With somewhat large leaves it has a tropical look but is very cold hardy. I've seen this bamboo pruned to 8 feet and it formed a very dense screen even though it is only a couple feet thick. Definitely the best bamboo for a 10 to 15 foot screen. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing and watering during dry spells will speed things up. It is supposed to be somewhat tolerant of salt spray and is found growing along the gulf coast in many areas. . Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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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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Another great bamboo for screening. This resembles Arrow Bamboo but withlarger leaves growing low to the ground and canes very close together, however it only gets about 6 to 8 feet tall. This also makes a good indoor bamboo. Shade and drought tolerant, it is very cold hardy.. We have plenty of this bamboo in stock. I have many smaller but only a few of the larger sizes available. 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 15 feet in zone 6, and 30 feet or more in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. This is the bamboo that we used for fish poles when I was a kid. The compacted, distored nodes at the base make it easily identifiable. These make a perfect handhold for the fising pole! With limbs coming close to the ground it makes a great screen. One of the more common bamboos in the southeast, this was popular on farms for fishing poles and bean pole stakes. It grows very dense and spreads extremely fast. It can be one of the more agressive bamboos in a warm climate but less so zone 6 and colder. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and warmer. One of the best bamboos for screening. Has limbs down close to the ground and forms a very dense grove that is difficult to penetrate. Does best in zone 7 and warmer but will also grow in zone 6 where it is less agressive. It may suffer some cold damage or leaf drop in zone 6. Try to plant in a protected area and mulch heavily if you are concerned about the cold. Not recommended areas where the temperature drops below zero regularly. 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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On Sale. Buy 2 of the #3 size plants for $130 - You save $30 off regular prices and shipping is always free at jmbamboo. We apply discount when your credit card is processed.This great screening bamboo is often overlooked. It's a little different with long, thin leaves looking much like a giant grass. This is an often overlooked bamboo for screening. My grove is about 10 feet in diameter and I'v kept it that size by mowing around it regularly. It is too dense to see through and is close to 15 feet tall. We have lots of this species available. They are large plants with some of the most extensive root sytems I've seen. This fall when I cleaned up and organized my plant holding area, I had to cut many rhizomes on these that had grow out of the pots and throught the ground cover fabric.

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Very similar to the type (Arrow) but has swollen nodes on the lower portion of the culm hence the name. Somewhat similar in appearance to Buddha's Belly Bamboo. My three groves of this bamboo have never gotten as tall as the species - P.japonica. This species is much less agressive than many other runners. My plantings of this have never reached over about 10 feet in heigth and have covered only a small area along my driveway. I have another grove at my sister's home that is planted in a great location but it too has been slow to spread and after several years it averages only about 10 feet in height and the grove only has a couple dozen canes. With it's large leaves, unique, swollen canes, and shorter heigth, this bamboo is ideal as a house plant.

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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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One of the tallest pleioblastus, it can get to 20 feet in Height. Very straight culms, non-prominent nodes, with long narrow leaves. A good bamboo for fishing poles and crafts due to the straight culms.

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Similar in looks to P. aurea (Golden bamboo) without the irregular nodes. Strong, straight canes, great fishing poles. This bamboo is a good choice for screening and has proven to be more cold hardy than P.aurea. 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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On Sale. Buy 2 of the #3 size plants for $130 - You save $30 off regular prices and shipping is always free at jmbamboo. We apply discount when your credit card is processed. Very erect culms with persistent culm sheaths. Similar to S.fastuosa but not as large it makes a great screen and is a very fast spreader. A pretty little bamboo it can achieve a screening effect in just a few years.It has foliage down low on the canes, close to the ground. Many years ago we visited a bamboo nursery (Adam and Sue Turtle) and saw a beautifully groomed grove of this bamboo. I regret not taking a picture as it was one of the prettiest little groves I've ever seen.

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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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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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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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