FARGESIA NITIDA EISENACH 

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 5'

Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 6'

Height in habitat = 12'

Loses leaves around 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Loses canes around -10 to -5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dies around -20degrees Fahrenheit.

Prefers a mixture of sun & shade.

A clumping bamboo - rhizomes will not run sideways.

Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 1'

Unrestrained rhizome depth in moist soil = 2'

 

      Culms occasionally split into 2 separate culms just above ground level.  A 2 gallon pot with one 4' culm sold for $45 at the N.W.ABS sale in September 1991.