Bambusa Species, Chinese Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo

plant performs well for us, have seen 20' specimens in area

This is a hardy, clumping, densely branched bamboo. The new culms grow right next to the others, starting to branch from the base, formin...Read Moreg a thick hedge.

It tolerates some frost and snow, but can die under temperatures of around 12°F. In warmer climates, each hedge will grow fast, and can reach up to 6m tall, and several meters round. In the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden there´s an alley where these bamboos were planted in a long row in the middle. There are some benches under their shade, a nice place due to the thickness of the entangled branches and culms. But in some points they are so large that no one can pass...

It likes moist organic and well drained soil, and will apreciate some shade when young, requiring full sun when mature.