BAMBUSA DOLICHOCLADA STRIPE
 
Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 30'
Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 50'
Height in habitat = 65'
Loses leaves around 20 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
Loses canes around 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
Dies around 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
If growing in the ground it prefers to grow in full sun.
A clumping bamboo - rhizomes will not run sideways.
Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 1'
Unrestrained rhizome depth in moist soil = 2'
 
       One of the interesting tropical giants with dark green on light green striped canes, the stripes being at least as interesting as the 'hand-painted' quality of Vulgaris vittata.  Seems more upright than Vulgaris vittata.  When the canes come out in August at first they grow straight up, whereas the new canes of vittata often arch over to one side or the other.  Dolichoclada starts putting out side branches & leaves on the new canes almost immediately in September.  Both plants in their second & third years put out a lot of leaves which then begin to cause the canes to bend over with their weight.  Tough, strong-growing plant, it was one of the 3 bamboos that survived hurricane Andrew in '92 at Fairchild Gardens in South Miami.  Did well at Gary Stinson's house in Menifee, California which regularly got down to freezing in winter.
 
        In the late 80's small rooted cuttings were selling for $300-400 each.  At the fall 1990 ABS sale a 10 gallon pot sold for $200.  A small few propagules were offered at the fall 1991 SCABS show for $25-75 each.  One 15 gal pot was offered at the fall 1992 sale for $75 & 8 collectors tried to buy it.  An 8" pot 2' high sold for $45 at the 1995 fall SCABS sale.