BAMBUSA EMEIENSIS VIRIDIFLAVUS

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 20'

Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 25'

Height in habitat = 35'

Loses leaves around  30 degrees Fahrenheit.

Loses canes around  24 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rhizomes die around  15 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'

Few plants of this variety in California, seems to do well in Florida.