One of the best bamboos for screening. FREE SHIPPING. It has leaves all the way down and the canes grow very close together forming a dense barrier. This bamboo is commonly found in 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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size info #3: 3 - 5 feet tall, multiple canes
#5: 5 to 6 feet or taller, multiple canes

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FREE SHIPPING 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! One of the more common bamboos in the southeast, this was popular on farms for fishing poles and bean pole stakes. It grows and spreads extremely fast. It can be one of the more agressive bamboos in a warm climate but less so in zone 6 and colder. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and warmer. One of the best bamboos for screening, it has limbs down close to the ground and forms a very dense grove that is difficult to penetrate. 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 for 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.

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size info #3: 3 to 5 feet tall
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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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size info #3: 4 to 5 feet tall, multiple canes
#5: 5 to 7 feet tall, multiple canes
#5: 3+ canes, 4-6ft tall

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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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size info #3: 3 to 4 feet tall, 10 inch container
#5: 4 to 6 feet tall, multiple canes
#0: 5 to 7 feet tall multiple canes

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