BAMBUSA TULDOIDES

 

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 30'

Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 50'

Height in habitat = 55'

Loses leaves around 15 to 20 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'

 

        2" maximum diameter culms. Vigorous & prolific clumper with 1/2" x 8" dark green mature leaves on erect, straight culms used in China for many industrial purposes, including scaffolding, farm construction & pushing junks through the rivers.  Paul But in Hong Kong says shavings from inside the culm are used for treating fevers & infantile epilepsy.  Potentially a good large hedge plant, the culms are usually spaced somewhat further apart than Oldhami, especially on young plants, giving a more open & transparent feeling if the hedge is kept 3-5' wide.  Culms are said to be more tightly packed in the clump & skinnier than Tulda.  The major problem with this plant is its horizontal branches.  Some people plant it in an inaccessible spot at the back of the border or edge of the property & it becomes a solid interlocking wall of canes pointing in all directions which are somewhat difficult to remove.  

        Jean Harrington in St Pete, Florida grew a plant 25' tall in 8 months from a small pot.  It tolerated 1 night of 27 degrees in 1995 with only minor damage.

        We've tried propagating single node culm cuttings without success.