BORINDA FUNGOSA

Height: 12-15 feet
Culm diameter: 1 inch
Hardiness: 15-25 degrees
Chocolate bamboo, Fargesia fungosa

Dark reddish brown culms that rise vertically and then bend over gracefully under the weight of the foliage which emerges from clusters of branchlets at the upper culm joints. Culm sheaths are pale pinkish in color. Plant in full to part sun along coast and protect with shade inland. Water regularly. Introduced from northeastern Yunnan, China in 1993 where it grows from 6,000 to 9,000 feet and the culms are used for weaving. Suncrest Nurseries selected this dark chocolate clone from plants raised from seeds provided by the late Dr. Xue Ji-ru of the Southwestern Forestry College. Large, vigorous plant with a beautiful leaf pattern which makes a full, lush screen in the right climate.