Cold
Hardy
Bamboo
Nursery
Yellow Groove Bamboo |
| This bamboo is one of the most cold hardy species. It has been grown in the northeast (and elsewhere) for many years and has proven to be very hardy. It gets to about 30+ feet here in the southeast. (zone 7) but will be about half that size in zone 5. The canes grow close together and form a great screen. It can be pruned to form a shorter, more dense privacy screen. It will stay green down to about -10 to -15 F. This bamboo is also availble in field dug size plants, balled and burlaped, for an instant screen. |
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This is a mature grove of P.aureosulcata. The canes are all about 2" in diameter. The canes on this species can get so dense it is difficult to squeeze between them into the grove. This grove is controlled by being planted in a bend of a small creek. This front side is controlled by regular mowing. |
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On the left you can see the yellow sulcis (groove) that gives this
bamboo it's name. The yellow groove or "sulcis" fades a good bit after
spring. On the right is an example
of a cane that has zig-zagged. About 5% of the canes in a grove of Yellow
Groove bamboo will have this zig-zag. It's always near the base and
the cane continues straigth up above. |
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This mature grove of Yellow Groove bamboo is about 30 feet tall with
canes 2 to 3 inches in diameter. The bamboo's spread is controlled by a small creek
behind it and the concrete drive in front. This groove is about 20 years old. |
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Yellow Groove pruned to about 12 feet tall. By mowing the bamboo has been kept to about 18 inches deep. Being confined it has formed a very dense hedge and pruning has caused more foilage to sprout down lower on the canes making a very dense screen from the ground up that only has to be pruned once a year. |
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