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Bamboo Source List No. 33 Spring 2013

This is the thirty-third year that the American Bamboo Several existing cultivar names are not fully in accord with Society (ABS) has compiled a Source List of bamboo requirements for naming cultivars. In the interests of and products. The List includes more than 490 kinds nomenclature stability, conflicts such as these are overlooked (species, subspecies, varieties, and cultivars) of bamboo to allow continued use of familiar names rather than the available in the US and Canada, and many bamboo-related creation of new ones. The Source List editors reserve the products. right to continue recognizing widely used names that may not be fully in accord with the International Code of The ABS produces the Source List as a public service. It is Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) and to published on the ABS website: www.Bamboo.org . Copies are recognize identical cultivar names in different species of the sent to all ABS members and can also be ordered from ABS same as long as the species is stated. for $5.00 postpaid. Some ABS chapters and listed vendors also sell the Source List. Please see page 3 for ordering Many new bamboo cultivars still require naming, description, information and pages 50 and following for more information and formal publication. Growers with new cultivars should about the American Bamboo Society, its chapters, and consider publishing articles in the ABS magazine, membership application. “Bamboo.” Among other requirements, keep in mind that new cultivars must satisfy three criteria: distinctiveness, The vendor sources for plants, products, and services are uniformity, and stability. Additional information is available compiled annually from information supplied by the vendors. from the International Society for Horticultural Science in the We have tried to record all information accurately, but some document, “How to name a new cultivar.” The document is error is inevitable and information may change during the life available on the Web at: of the Source List. If you find errors, please report them to http://www.ishs.org/sci/icraname.htm the Source List editors (see page 3). No guarantee is offered for the reliability of individual vendors, but if you feel that a Numeric Limitations listed vendor has not provided good service, you may report The species table includes numerics for maximum height, your concerns to the editors. maximum diameter, minimum temperature, and sunlight requirements. These numerics are not absolutes, but are Species Table intended to afford a quick, rough, relative comparison among The Species Table lists in alphabetical order by bamboos. They are not a substitute for a deeper botanical name. The botanical name for a species is a understanding of the cultural requirements and performance binomial comprised of the genus and the specific member of of each bamboo in the context of the cultural conditions in that genus. For example, the botanical name Phyllostachys which it will be grown. aurea, is comprised of the genus, Phyllostachys, and a specific member of that genus, aurea. Common names are Maximum height and diameter: The figures cited for listed beneath the botanical names. For example, maximum height and diameter are only achievable in optimal Phyllostachys aurea is sometimes called Golden Bamboo or growing conditions in a large grove, clump, or forest that has Fishpole Bamboo. been established for as long as a decade or more. Bamboo grown in a pot, a small garden plot, or in less than ideal A species may also have recognized variations. In descending conditions will likely be substantially smaller than the stated order of significance, they are subspecies, variety, and forma . maximums. On the other hand, the stated maximums are not Plants of cultivated origin with recognized variation may be intended to indicate world records, but an approximate of the listed as cultivars and are also included. Since issue No. 23, largest culms of mature plants grown in favorable conditions. the Source List has rationalized the names below species level. Cultivar names are used instead of botanical forma Minimum temperature: The minimum temperature is the names, as they have almost identical rank and are more point at which damage begins to appear after a short appropriate for cultivated, rather than wild plants. Only exposure to the temperature. Culm and rhizome death subspecies, variety, or cultivar names have been used in this generally occur at much lower temperatures. However, many list. variable conditions affect minimum temperature tolerance, including wind, humidity, soil moisture, snow cover, American Bamboo Society 2 2013 Source List #33 maturity, plant health, protection by structures, trees, and common names in use in the United States and their botanical other plants, and duration and frequency of low temperatures. equivalents. For additional common names in a variety of A plant may tolerate the minimum temperature for a night or languages see: two, but may not tolerate weeks at a temperature five degrees http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Bamboo_names.html warmer. Drying winds and the absence of snow cover might kill an immature plant outright, whereas a sheltered more Japanese names established plant might be entirely unscathed. The cold Botanical name hardiness of a new introduction is only a best estimate, and revisions are made as more information becomes available. Hachiku Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’ Hoteichiku Phyllostachys aurea Minimum temperatures in the table are only relative Kikkochiku Phyllostachys edulis 'Heterocycla' approximations. The Source List editors and the ABS are not Kumazasa Sasa veitchii (not Shibataea kumasaca ) responsible for any damage or loss arising from the data Kurochiku Phyllostachys nigra provided. Madake Phyllostachys bambusoides Medake simonii Sunlight: Sunlight requirements are listed on a scale from 1 Moso Phyllostachys edulis to 5. A rating of 1 indicates full shade and a 5 indicates full Narihira fastuosa sun. Ratings 2 through 4 are intermediate progressions along Okame-zasa Shibataea kumasaca Yadake Pseudosa sa japonica the scale. Most bamboos can grow successfully in a broad range of conditions, though the greatest vigor will occur in a Chinese names narrower range. The numeric ratings for sunlight are only relative approximations. For example, a Phyllostachys that Botanical name generally thrives in full sun in the Northeast may prefer some Cha Gang zhu amabilis shading in the intense arid summers of the Southwest. Che Tong zhu Bambusa sinospinosa Conversely, a Sasa that generally requires mostly shady Fang zhu quadrangularis conditions in the Southeast may thrive in full sun in the Fo du zhu Bambusa ventricosa coastal Pacific Northwest. Keep in mind that other conditions Gui zhu Phyllostachys bambusoides are also significant factors. For example, even if a Han zhu Chimonobambusa marmorea is provided with ideal semi-shaded conditions, it may not Hong Bian zhu Phyllostachys rubromarginata Hou zhu Phyllostachys nidularia thrive if air temperature and soil are too hot. Hui Xiang zhu pallens Jin zhu Phyllostachys sulphurea Plant sources: The last column “Plant Sources Vendor Ma zhu Dendrocalamus latiflorus Codes” lists the source code for each vendor. The vendors Mao zhu Phyllostachys edulis corresponding to the source codes and detailed vendor Qiong zhu Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda information are listed on page 38 and following. Ren Mian zhu Phyllostachys aurea Shui zhu Phyllostachys heteroclada Wu Ya zhu Phyllostachys atrovaginata Products and services: Products and services and the Xiang Nuo zhu Cephalostachyum pergracile source codes corresponding to the vendors are listed on page Zi zhu Phyllostachys nigra 37. American and foreign vendors are listed on the pages that follow. Some of the products and services sources in foreign countries also carry plants, but cannot legally ship plants to English names the United States. Botanical name

Descriptions for some vendors may indicate ‘Visits by Arrow Pseudosasa japonica appointment.’ Many growers and product and service Beechey Bambusa beecheyan a providers are part-time or small business operations without a Blue Himalayacalamus hookerianus store or sales staff. If you arrive without an appointment, you Black Phyllostachys nigra Buddha's Belly Bambusa ventricosa may find no one available. To make an appointment, phone Candy Stripe or Himalayacalamus falconeri or e-mail the vendor in advance. Many vendors also offer Candy cane ‘Damarapa’ plants or products for ordering by mail, phone, or the Internet. “Wholesale only” vendors serve only retailers or landscapers and do not offer retail service.

Common names Garden books, gardeners, and landscapers frequently refer to bamboos by common names. To help you find corresponding botanical names, the following list includes some of the American Bamboo Society 3 2013 Source List #33

Credits for assistance Canebrake gigantean Very special thanks to Chris Stapleton. Dr. Stapleton is a Chinese Goddess Bambusa multiplex ‘Riviereorum’ renowned bamboo taxonomist and foremost expert on Old Chinese Thorny Bambusa sinospinosa World montane bamboos. Dr. Stapleton brings a level of Common Bambusa vulgaris technical rigor to the Species List that would not otherwise be Dwarf Fern Leaf Pleioblastus distichus Dwarf Whitestripe Pleioblastus fortunei possible. We are greatly indebted to Dr. Stapleton for his Fernleaf Bambusa multiplex ‘Fernleaf’ assistance. Fountain Fargesia nitida Giant Thorny Bambusa bambos Bill Hollenback, Lead Source List Editor, has devoted Giant Timber Bamb usa oldhamii countless hours to the Source List’s compilation, including Green Mountain alpina online input design and implementation, database Golden Phyllostachys aurea management, and the endless details of list compilation. Bill Golden Golden Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’ also maintains the online Source List and photographic “Heavenly Bamboo” not a bamboo (Nandina domestica ) Hedge Bambusa multiplex database at www.BambooWeb.info . Our special thanks to Himalayan Blue Himalayacalamus hookerianus Bill for his instrumental efforts in making these important Horsehoof Bambusa lapidea resources available to us. Iron Range Neololeba atra Japanese Timber Phyllostachys bambusoides Many other ABS members have contributed significantly to "Lucky Bamboo" not a bamboo ( Dracaena the Source List. Without the volunteer help of our members, sanderiana ) this valuable resource would not be possible. Our thanks and Male Dendrocalamus strictus appreciation to all who have contributed. Marbled Chimonobambusa marmorea Mexican Weeping acuminata subsp. aztecorum Monastery Thyrsostachys siamensis And finally, we also thank all those who have made Oldham's Bambusa oldhamii suggestions for adjustments to the species listings and Painted Bambusa vulgaris ‘Vittata’ improvements to the Source List. Now is the time to submit Punting Pole Bambusa tuldoides your changes or suggestions for next year. River Cane Arundinaria gigantea ______Square Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Stone Phyllostachys angusta & P. nuda Sweetshoot Phyllostachys dulcis Ordering reprints Switch Cane Arundinaria tecta Tea Stick Pseudosasa amabilis Copies of this list are available from some of the listed Temple Semiarundinaria fastuosa vendors, from some chapter offices, and from: Timor Black Bambusa lako Tonkin Cane Pseudosasa amabilis ABS Membership Office Tortoise Shell Phyllostachys edulis ‘Heterocycla’ 315 S Coast Highway 101, Tropical Black Gigantochloa atroviolacea Suite U, PMB 212 Umbrella Fargesia murieliae Encinitas, CA 92024-3555 Water Phyllostachys heteroclada Weaver's Bambusa textilis To order, please send $5.00 for each copy of the Source List Wine braunii (Price includes postage and handling ). Volume discounts are Yellow Groove Phyllostachys aureosulcata only available on orders placed prior to publication.

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Bill Hollenback, Ted Jordan Meredith and Noah Bell Source List Editors (Source List compilation and editing) [email protected]

Chris Stapleton, Species List Editor (Species List nomenclature and ) [email protected]

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Synonyms Former Name Current Name The following are synonyms that often cause confusion. The FARGESIA crassinodus THAMNOCALAMUS crassinodus former name may be entirely incorrect in the case of ‘FARGESIA dracocephala’ (hort.) FARGESIA apicirubens misidentification; it may have been in an inappropriate genus; or it may be a name that was not in accord with requirements ‘FARGESIA dracocephala ‘White FARGESIA apicirubens ‘White for taxonomic nomenclature. Dragon’’ (hort.) Dragon’

FARGESIA frigida BORINDA frigidorum Table of synonyms and corrected names FARGESIA fungosa BORINDA fungosa FARGESIA sp. ‘A-4’ FARGESIA adpressa Former Name Current Name FARGESIA sp. ‘Rufa’ FARGESIA dracocephala ACIDOSASA gigantea INDOSASA gigantea ‘Rufa’ ‘ARTHROSTYLIDIUM sp.’ (hort.) CHUSQUEA circinata fangianus fangianus ARUNDINARIA alpina GIGANTOCHLOA atroviolacea BAMBUSA lako ARUNDINARIA amabilis PSEUDOSASA amabilis ‘Timor Black’ ARUNDINARIA anceps YUSHANIA anceps GIGANTOCHLOA luteostriata BAMBUSA luteostriata ARUNDINARIA auricoma PLEIOBLASTUS viridistriatus GIGANTOCHLOA verticillata GIGANTOCHLOA ARUNDINARIA falconeri pseudoarundinacea falcatum var. sengteeanum ‘HIMALAYACALAMUS asper’ HIMALAYACALAMUS ARUNDINARIA fangiana SAROCALAMUS fangianus (hort.) planatus ARUNDINARIA hookerianus HIMALAYACALAMUS HIMALAYACALAMUS falconeri DREPANOSTACHYUM hookerianus var. glomeratum falcatum var. sengteeanum ARUNDINARIA macrosperma ARUNDINARIA gigantea ‘HIMALAYACALAMUS YUSHANIA boliana ARUNDINARIA maling YUSHANIA maling intermedius’ (hort.) ARUNDINARIA tessellata THAMNOCALAMUS ‘NEOMICROCALAMUS HIMALAYACALAMUS tessellatus microphyllus’ (hort.) planatus ARUNDINARIA vagans SASAELLA ramosa NEOSINOCALAMUS affinis BAMBUSA emeiensis BAMBUSA arundinacea BAMBUSA bambos 'Chrysotrichus' BAMBUSA dissemulator BAMBUSA dissimulator OTATEA acuminata 'Mayan Silver' OTATEA glauca 'Mayan Silver' BAMBUSA forbesii NEOLOLEBA atra OTATEA aztecorum OTATEA acuminata ssp. BAMBUSA glaucescens BAMBUSA multiplex aztecorum BAMBUSA multiplex 'Green BAMBUSA multiplex 'Midori PHYLLOSTACHYS cerata PHYLLOSTACHYS Alphonse' Green' heteroclada BAMBUSA mutabilis BAMBUSA textilis ‘Mutabilis’ PHYLLOSTACHYS congesta PHYLLOSTACHYS atrovaginata BAMBUSA edulis BAMBUSA odashimae PHYLLOSTACHYS decora PHYLLOSTACHYS mannii BAMBUSA tuldoides ‘Clone X’ BAMBUSA sp. ‘Clone X’ 'Decora' BAMBUSA tuldoides ‘Ventricosa’ BAMBUSA ventricosa PHYLLOSTACHYS heterocycla PHYLLOSTACHYS edulis ‘BAMBUSA variegata’ (hort.) BAMBUSA glaucophylla 'Heterocycla' BAMBUSA vulgaris 'Striata' BAMBUSA vulgaris 'Vittata' PHYLLOSTACHYS heterocycla PHYLLOSTACHYS edulis faberi SAROCALAMUS faberi pubescens BORINDA boliana YUSHANIA boliana PHYLLOSTACHYS heterocycla PHYLLOSTACHYS edulis CHIMONOBAMBUSA falcata HIMALYACALAMUS pubescens 'Anderson' 'Anderson' hookerianus PHYLLOSTACHYS purpurata PHYLLOSTACHYS ‘CHUSQUEA breviglumis’ (hort.) CHUSQUEA gigantea heteroclada 'Purpurata' ‘CHUSQUEA nigricans’ (hort.) CHUSQUEA culeou 'Caña PHYLLOSTACHYS purpurata PHYLLOSTACHYS Prieta' 'Solidstem' heteroclada 'Solidstem' ‘CHUSQUEA quila’ (hort.) CHUSQUEA valdiviensis PHYLLOSTACHYS purpurata PHYLLOSTACHYS DENDROCALAMUS affinis BAMBUSA emeiensis 'Straightstem' heteroclada DENDROCALAMUS BAMBUSA membranacea PLEIOBLASTUS akibensis PLEIOBLASTUS membranaceus kongosanensis 'Akibensis' DREPANOSTACHYUM falcatum HIMALAYACALAMUS PLEIOBLASTUS gramineus PLEIOBLASTUS gramineus hookerianus 'Raseetsu-chiku' 'Monstrispiralis' ‘DREPANOSTACHYUM DREPANOSTACHYUM PLEIOBLASTUS variegatus PLEIOBLASTUS fortunei falconeri’ (hort.) falcatum var. sengteeanum QIONGZHUEA tumidissinoda CHIMONOBAMBUSA ‘DREPANOSTACHYUM HIMALAYACALAMUS tumidissinoda hookerianum’ (hort.) falconeri 'Damarapa' SASA asahinae SASA shimidzuana DREPANOSTACHYUM HIMALAYACALAMUS SASA humilis PLEIOBLASTUS humilis sengteeanum falconeri SASA pygmaea PLEIOBLASTUS pygmaeus FARGESIA angustissima BORINDA angustissima SASA tessellata tessellatus

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Former Name Current Name SASA variegata PLEIOBLASTUS fortunei ‘SASA veitchii ‘Minor’’ (hort.) SASA hayatae

SASAELLA glabra 'Albostriata' SASAELLA masamuneana 'Albostriata' SASAELLA masamuneana SASAELLA masamuneana rhyncantha SASAELLA rhyncantha SASAELLA masamuneana SEMIARUNDINARIA villosa SEMIARUNDINARIA okuboi SINARUNDINARIA FARGESIA TETRAGONOCALAMUS CHIMONOBAMBUSA angulatus quadrangularis ‘THAMNOCALAMUS FARGESIA murieliae spathaceus’ (hort.) YUSHANIA aztecorum OTATEA acuminata ssp. aztecorum

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GENUS species Max Max Min Shade Comments - Description Vendor Codes Height diam Temp Sun COMMON NAME feet/ inch/ °°°F 5=full (see pages 38 and following) °°° meters cm C sun

ACIDOSASA A genus of bamboos native to south coastal ; shoots are sour.

A. edulis 40.0 2.0 5 Culms green, glabrous. Sheath turns from green to BM O0 S1 T7 W0 Y0 12.2 5.1 brown. Shoots said to be delicious.

AMPELOCALAMUS Tender clumping bamboos of pendulous or scrambling habit, with ribbed culms and large culm sheath blades, from China to . A. scandens 30.0 0.3 23 3 Very prominent leaf sheath bristles and corky BA BM C3 S1 T5 T7 W0 9.1 0.8 -5 swollen nodes. Many subequal branches, central branch may be as large as culm.

ARUNDINARIA Genus of small to medium size hardy running bamboos, with numerous branches at each node and persistent culm sheaths. New shoots in spring. Native to the US only. All other species should be moved to different genera. A. appalachiana 6.0 Recently described new species. Deciduous O0 Hill Cane 2.0 A. funghomii 30.0 1.1 0 4 Chinese. New culms covered with a gray bloom. B7 BA BD BE BM L0 M3 O0 S1 S4 W0 9.1 2.8 -18 Handsome, only grows about 4 ft tall in cold climates. May be Pseudosasa cantori. A. gigantea 20.0 1.0 -10 5 Native to the U.S. Once grew from Georgia and A0 A1 B7 BA BM BN BO BQ BZ C5 D0 G2 6.1 2.5 -23 Texas to Maryland and Ohio. J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M2 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 RIVER CANE W0 A. gigantea 'Macon' 20.0 1.0 -22 5 More upright and hardier than the species; BA BT C4 C5 O0 S1 T2 W0 MACON RIVERCANE 6.1 2.5 -30 reported to stay evergreen with little leaf burn. A. tecta 6.0 0.5 -10 5 Similar to A. gigantea but generally smaller. It A2 BA BM BN C5 G2 J0 L0 O0 T0 T2 T5 T6 SWITCH CANE 1.8 1.3 -23 differs in persistent culm sheaths, air channels in W0 its rhizomes, and can grow in wet ground.

BAMBUSA Genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or three much larger than the rest. New shoots appear in late summer or fall in their native areas. B. arnhemica 25.0 4.0 32 5 From Northern Territory, Australia, along water P1 T5 T7 7.6 10.2 0 courses. Dense clumps, thick culms, short internodes, low branches. B. balcooa 60.0 6.0 25 5 From India. Tangled clumps make harvest B6 BM BN BR BX C3 T7 W0 Y0 18.3 15.2 -4 difficult. Strong, used for construction, crafts, shoots. B. bamb os 100.0 7.0 30 5 Fast growing, thick-walled, soft. Lower branches B6 BE BM BN BX C3 P1 T5 T7 GIANT THORNY 30.5 17.8 -1 are long, wiry and armed with thorns. Edible shoots. Used for paper in India. B. basihirsuta 40.0 3.0 28 5 Erect tight clumps. C3 N2 T7 12.2 7.6 -2

B. beecheyana 50.0 5.0 21 5 Culms with short internodes generally arch B6 B7 BC BH BI BM BN BX C3 H3 M0 P1 BEECHEY BAMBOO 15.2 12.7 -6 strongly and are covered with white powder when S1 W0 Y0 young. Big thick -walled culms; edible shoots in much demand. B. beecheyana var. 50.0 5.0 21 5 More erect, thicker nodal hair, branching lower, B7 B9 BX D2 T7 Y0 pubescens 15.2 12.7 -6 no virus B. blumeana 60.0 4.0 30 5 A tall thorny bamboo from India and Indonesia BH BM BN C3 T7 Y0 18.3 10.2 -1 where used for building material, baskets and edible shoots.

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GENUS species Max Max Min Shade Comments - Description Vendor Codes Height diam Temp Sun COMMON NAME feet/ inch/ °°°F 5=full (see pages 38 and following) °°° meters cm C sun

BAMBUSA B. boniopsis 15.0 1.0 28 5 A small green bamboo from Hainan; a recent B6 BH BI BM BN BX C3 H0 H3 P0 T7 Y0 4.6 2.5 -2 import. Narrow . B. burman ica 50.0 4.0 32 5 Strong, nearly solid culms. Leaves up to 12 by 2 BH BM BN C3 H3 P1 T7 Y0 15.2 10.2 0 inches. Dense clumps, shrubby, lower branches spiny. B. chungii 33.0 2.5 21 5 Culms covered with white powder. Thin walled. B3 B6 B7 B9 BC BE BH BI BL BM BP BR 10.0 6.4 -6 Used in papermaking, weaving. BT BX C2 C3 D1 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 M0 N2 P0 P1 R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 W1 Y0 B. chungii var. barbelatta 22.0 1.5 21 5 Grows to about 3/4 the size, with lighter ring of B7 B9 BH BI BM BN BP BR BT BX C2 C3 6.7 3.8 -6 hair around new culm nodes and looser culm D2 H3 I1 M0 P0 P1 R0 T2 T3 T7 Y0 sheath blade. B. cornigera 35.0 3.0 Culms zigzag, and internodes are slightly curved. B3 BX C3 R0 T7 Y0 10.7 7.6

B. dissimulator 50.0 3.0 25 5 A giant tropical, produces many thick walled, B9 BH BM BN BX C3 H3 M0 R0 S1 T5 T7 15.2 7.6 -4 arching or erect, tough culms with long branches. W0 Y0 B. dissimulator 50.0 3.0 25 5 Similar to the type but with pronounced white S1 Y0 'Albinodia' 15.2 7.6 -4 rings above and below the nodes. B. distegia 30.0 4.0 25 5 Green internodes with a slightly bending top but BH BM C3 D2 T7 Y0 9.1 10.2 -4 not drooping. It is said to tolerate light frosts. B. dolichoclada 65.0 4.0 25 5 BM BR BX D2 T7 Long-Branch Bamboo 20.0 10.2 -4 B. dolichoclada 'Stripe' 65.0 4.0 25 5 A beautiful giant from Taiwan. The culms are a B6 B7 BH BI BN BX C3 H3 P1 S1 T4 T5 19.8 10.2 -4 waxy yellow with dark green stripes. B. dolichomerithalla 35.0 2.0 25 5 This cultivar has yellow-green culms striped with B1 B7 B9 BC BH BI BM BN BQ BX C3 D2 H3 M0 R0 S1 T4 T5 T7 W0 W1 'Green stripe' 10.7 5.1 -4 dark green. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. B. dolichomerithalla 35.0 2.0 25 5 This cultivar has culms striped with silver. B6 B7 B9 BE BH BL BM BN BQ BX C2 D2 'Silverstripe' 10.7 5.1 -4 Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. F3 H3 I1 M0 N2 R0 S1 T2 T3 T4 T7 W0 B. emeiensis 35.0 2.5 24 B. emeiensis was known as Neosinocalamus BI T7 Y0 'Chrysotrichus' 10.7 6.4 -4 affinis. When moved to Bambusa it needed a new name to avoid confusion with Bambusa affinis, a different species. 'Chrysotrichus' has light yellow culms with dark green lines. B. emeiensis 35.0 2.5 24 Green stripes on pale green or yellow/gold culms. B7 B9 BH BI BM BP BR BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H3 I1 N2 T3 T7 'Flavidovirens' 10.7 6.4 -4 B. emeiensis 35.0 2.5 24 Culms erect with yellow stripes alternating 180¦ B6 B7 B9 BH BI BM BP BR BT BX C2 C3 D2 H0 H3 I1 N2 R0 T3 T7 'Viridiflavus' 10.7 6.4 -4 on each internode. B. eutuldoides 45.0 2.0 21 5 Straight, erect, thick-walled culms; some with B7 BI BP BR C3 P1 S1 T7 Y0 13.7 5.1 -6 fine white stripes. Grown in Hong Kong area. B. eutuldoides 25.0 1.0 21 5 Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes. B7 B9 BA BE BH BI BL BM BN BP BQ BR 7.6 2.5 -6 New shoots have pink and peach tones. Low BT BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 M0 N2 P0 P1 'Viridivittata' R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 Y0 branching. B. gibba 25.0 2.0 32 5 Side branches often have soft spines. It is used as B9 BH BM BN BX C3 D2 I1 P0 T3 T5 T7 Y0 7.6 5.1 0 a fence; oil is extracted from the culms.

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GENUS species Max Max Min Shade Comments - Description Vendor Codes Height diam Temp Sun COMMON NAME feet/ inch/ °°°F 5=full (see pages 38 and following) °°° meters cm C sun

BAMBUSA B. glaucophylla 15.0 1.0 30 5 Dense, erect, bushy, variegated. Used as an B9 BH BM BX C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 MALAY DWARF 4.6 2.5 -1 ornamental hedge, easy to prune to desired shape. R0 T7 W1 Previously sold as Bambusa variegata. B. intermedia 40.0 3.0 25 5 Dark green with purple stripes. B9 BI BN BX C3 D2 R0 T7 Y0 12.2 7.6 -4

B. lako 50.0 3.5 28 5 From Timor. Purple-black culms striped faint B6 B7 B9 BH BI BL BM BN BP BQ BR BT 15.2 8.9 -2 green. Similar to G. atroviolacea. Has branches on BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 R0 T3 TIMOR BLACK T4 T5 T7 W1 Y0 lower part of culms. Sheath blades erect. B. lapidea 35.0 3.5 28 5 Thick walled culms; slightly swollen and almost HORSEHOOF 10.7 8.9 -2 solid at the base. From Hainan, China. BAMBOO B. longispiculata 50.0 4.0 30 5 Culm green, with light green stripes near the base B6 BH BM BQ BX C3 N2 T7 W0 Y0 15.2 10.2 -1 and rings at nodes. Open clumps, straight culms, thin walls, long internodes. Many plants sold under this name may have been Bambusa tulda 'Striata'. B. maculata 28 5 From Bali; local name pring tutul. Splotchy canes BH BM BP BX C3 F3 H3 T7 PRING TUTUL -2 when mature. Used for making furniture. B. malingensis 35.0 2.5 21 5 An attractive medium-size tropical, produces B6 B7 B9 BC BE BH BI BL BM BN BP BR 10.7 6.4 -6 many culms each year, taller under trees. BT BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H3 I0 I1 M0 N2 P0 R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 Reportedly tolerates wind well. B. multiplex 25.0 1.5 18 5 Each node bears a large number of branches down A2 B3 B6 B7 BA BC BD BE BF BH BM BN 7.6 3.8 -8 to the culm base, making a dense hedge. Hardiest BP BQ BX BZ C2 D1 D2 G2 G3 H3 M0 M3 HEDGE BAMBOO O0 S1 T2 T3 W0 Y0 of the Bambusa, grown down to 12F by some in otherwise very favourable sites. B. multiplex 'Alphonse 25.0 1.5 18 5 Similar to the species, but the culms and branches A2 B1 B3 B6 B7 BA BC BE BF BH BL BM 7.6 3.8 -8 are bright yellow with irregular longitudinal BN BP BQ BT BX BY BZ C2 C5 D1 D2 F1 Karr' G2 G3 H3 I0 M0 M1 M3 N2 O0 O1 R0 S1 T1 narrow dark green stripes. New shoots and culms T2 T3 T5 T6 T7 W0 W1 Y0 are often reddish. B. multiplex 'Fernleaf' 20.0 0.5 18 5 Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely A2 B3 B6 B7 B9 BA BE BF BH BM BN BP 6.1 1.3 -8 spaced, two ranked leaves. Often culms come up BX BY D1 D2 H0 H3 I1 N2 O0 S1 T2 T3 T5 FERNLEAF BAMBOO T7 W0 Y0 that have reverted to the larger leaves. B. multiplex 'Fernleaf 12.0 0.5 18 5 Similar to 'Fernleaf' except that the culms are B7 B9 BA BH BM C2 D2 H0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 Stripestem' 3.7 1.3 -8 reddish or yellowish and striped with green. Y0 FERNLEAF STRIPESTEM B. multiplex 'Golden 10.0 0.5 18 5 A dwarf form similar to 'Fernleaf' but with larger A2 B7 BA BC BE BH BL BM BN BP BQ BT 3.1 1.3 -8 leaves. The culms tend to be yellowish. BX BY BZ C2 D2 G3 H3 I0 M0 M3 O0 P0 S1 Goddess' T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 B. multiplex 'G oldstripe' 25.0 1.5 18 5 Mature green culms have a gold stripe that bleeds B3 B7 BM BQ BX M0 R0 S1 T7 W0 7.6 3.8 -8 into the green. B. multiplex 'Lucky 25.0 1.3 18 5 New leaves have white stripes and the culms have BM BP C2 D2 T2 T7 W0 Silverstripe' 7.8 3.2 -8 thin silver stripes. The cultivar has twisted and curved culms reminiscent of “Lucky Bamboo”. Some of the culms twist up to 90 degrees between nodes. B. multiplex 'Midori 15.0 1.5 18 5 Similar to 'Alphonse Karr', but the culms and A2 B7 BH BM BN BQ BX D1 D2 H3 M0 O0 S1 T5 W0 Green' 4.6 3.8 -8 branches are light green with dark green stripes. GREEN ALPHONSE

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BAMBUSA B. multiplex 6.0 0.3 18 5 Has solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to A2 B1 B3 B7 BA BE BH BM BN BQ BX BY 1.8 0.8 -8 'Fernleaf' but smaller, more delicate looking. C5 D0 D2 G2 H3 M0 N2 O0 S1 T1 T2 T7 W0 'Riviereorum' Y0 CHINESE GODDESS B. multiplex 'Silverstripe' 25.0 1.5 18 5 Many leaves have white stripes and some culms A2 B3 B6 B7 B9 BA BC BD BE BF BH BM 7.6 3.8 -8 are also striped with white. BN BP BT BX BZ C2 C3 D1 D2 G2 H0 H3 I0 M0 M3 R0 S1 T2 T5 T7 W0 Y0 B. multiplex 'Tiny Fern' 3.0 0.2 18 5 A dwarf form with leaves often less than 1' long, B7 BE BH BM BN BQ BX BY BZ D2 G2 H3 0.9 0.5 -8 but can grow larger. M0 M3 O0 T2 T5 T7 W0 B. multiplex 'Tiny Fern 3.0 0.2 18 5 Same as Tiny Fern, but with striped culms. B7 BA BC BH BM D2 T2 T5 Striped' 0.9 0.5 -8 B. multiplex 'Willowy' 10.0 0.5 18 5 Culms droop or arch strongly with small, narrow B3 BE BM H3 T2 T7 W0 WANG TSAI 3.1 1.3 -8 leaves. B. nutans 40.0 3.0 28 5 From Thailand. Nutans means "nodding," which B6 BH BM BN C3 H3 T7 12.2 7.6 -2 it does. The culms have a white ring below the nodes. B. odashimae 65.0 3.0 25 5 Ex T aiwan, large dark green leaves, edible shoots. BM BN C3 D2 T7 19.8 7.6 -4 Called B. edulis before, which is a synonym of Phyllostachys edulis. B. oldhamii 55.0 4.0 21 5 The most common giant tropical bamboo grown B1 B3 B6 B7 B9 BC BE BF BH BK BL BM 16.8 10.2 -6 in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with BN BP BQ BR BT BX BZ C2 C3 D1 D2 F3 GIANT TIMBER H0 H3 I0 I1 M0 M1 N2 P0 P1 R0 S1 T2 T3 T4 relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. T5 T7 W0 W1 Y0 B. oliveriana 45.0 2.0 32 4 Densely clumping with thick-walled, glossy green BH BM BR BX C3 T7 W1 13.7 5.1 0 culms. B. pachinensis 33.0 2.4 25 5 Medium size with yellowish culms, it resembles BC BH BI BK BM C3 H3 P1 R0 S1 T5 T7 Y0 10.1 6.1 -4 B. textilis. B. pervariabilis 33.0 2.4 32 5 Erect, thick walled. Lower internodes have B6 B7 BM BX D2 T5 T7 Y0 10.1 6.1 0 branches and yellow stripes on culm and sheaths. Used to make farm tools, punting poles in China. B. pervariabilis 33.0 2.4 25 5 Recently introduced from China. Similar to the B3 B6 B7 B9 BC BE BI BL BM BN BP BR 10.1 6.1 -4 above but much more highly coloured. New BT BX C2 C3 D2 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 R0 S1 'Viridistriatus' T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 shoots are yellow with green stripes maturing to yellow/gold with varying dark green stripes. B. rigida 40.0 2.3 32 5 Erect. Internodes long. Sheaths persistent. Many BI BM C3 P0 T7 Y0 12.2 5.8 0 branches at nodes. Leaves oblong, 3-9", dark green. B. rutila 40.0 2.0 28 5 Thick walls, swollen nodes, lower part of culm C3 12.2 5.1 -2 zigzag. Ring of whitish hair below nodes. Leaves narrow. B. sinospinosa 70.0 5.0 20 5 A thorny bamboo with rather small leaves, and B7 BE BH BM BN BX H3 P1 T5 T7 W0 Y0 CHINESE THORNY 21.3 12.7 -7 interlaced low thorny branches, impenetrable hedge. B. sp. 'Clone X' 75.0 2.8 21 5 A vigorous bamboo with extremely thick walls, B3 B7 B9 BC BL BM BN BP BX C2 C3 D2 22.9 7.1 -6 ivory nodal bands, whitish bloom. Identification R0 T2 T7 uncertain. B. sp. 'Hirose' 55.0 5.0 21 5 Tightly clumping, upright, to 50-60ft, 4-6ins, B7 BM BN BR BX C3 D2 T7 W1 16.8 12.7 -6 poorly known, possibly B. oldhamii. B. sp. 'Nana' 25.0 2.5 28 5 A medium-sized timber bamboo from Thailand. B6 B7 BH BI BM BR BX C3 D2 F3 H3 I1 N2 7.6 6.4 -2 Straight, strong. Some yellow stripes. Note B. P1 R0 T7 nana is a synonym of B. multiplex.

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BAMBUSA B. sp. 'Polymorpha' 65.0 6.0 32 5 Green culms densely covered with grayish white BN BR BX C3 T7 19.8 15.2 0 silky hair; branches short, slender, and dense. ID uncertain. B. sp. 'Richard Waldron' 10.0 0.5 20 5 Compact erect small bamboo similar to B. B6 BM BR BT BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 3.0 1.2 -7 multiplex, identity and origins uncertain. R0 T3 T7 B. stenostachya 70.0 6.0 28 5 Basal internodes almost solid. Thorny. Culm BM T7 21.3 15.2 -2 sheaths persistent. Useful in building. B. suberecta 25.0 1.0 25 A beautiful, relatively small-growing ornamental BR BX C3 H3 T7 Jesse Durko Bamboo 7.7 2.5 -4 bamboo that has both variegated leaves and striated culms. B. textilis 40.0 2.0 18 5 Tight clumps. An extremely handsome plant that B3 B6 B7 BC BE BF BH BI BK BL BM BN 12.2 5.1 -8 arches gracefully. The thin-walled culms are used BP BQ BR BT BX BY BZ C2 C3 D1 D2 F3 WEAVER'S BAMBOO H3 I0 M0 P0 P1 R0 S1 T1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 for weaving. W1 Y0 B. textilis var. albostriata 40.0 2.0 18 5 Same as above except culms are white striped. B3 B6 B7 B9 BH BM BP BX D2 F3 H0 N2 P0 12.2 5.1 -8 S1 T2 T7

B. textilis var. glabra 30.0 1.0 18 5 Slender, as var. gracilis, but with glabrous culms B7 BH BM BN BX D2 N2 T7 9.1 2.5 -8 and culm sheaths. B. textilis var. gracilis 30.0 1.3 18 5 Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, B6 B7 B9 BC BD BH BI BL BM BN BP BR 9.1 3.3 -8 nodding top, graceful foliage. BT BX C2 C3 C5 D1 D2 F3 G2 H0 H3 I1 M0 N2 P0 P1 R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 W1 Y0 B. textilis 'Dwarf' 18.0 1.3 18 5 Shorter, less erect B6 B7 B9 BI BM BR BX C2 D1 D2 H0 P0 R0 5.5 3.2 -8 T2 T7

B. textilis 'Kanapaha' 50.0 2.5 18 5 Grows larger than normal B. textilis in Florida, B6 B7 B9 BI BM BN BP BR BT BX BZ C2 15.2 6.4 -8 with lower half of culms prominently blue & D2 F3 G2 H3 I1 P0 R0 T2 T3 T7 branchless. Very similar to ‘Mutabilis’. B. textilis 'Maculata' 25.0 1.0 18 5 Culms and base of new culm sheaths have purple B6 B9 BH BM BP BX C2 D2 F3 H3 N2 P0 T3 7.6 2.5 -8 streaks. T7 B. textilis 'Mutabilis' 40.0 2.3 18 5 Persistent blue-white bloom and long internodes. B6 B7 B9 BC BH BL BM BN BP BR BT BX 12.2 5.8 -8 Previously misidentified as B. mutabi lis and as B. C2 D1 D2 F3 H3 I1 M0 N2 P0 R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 textilis var. fusca. B. textilis 'Scranton' 30.0 2.0 18 5 A more open clumper with shorter branches. BH BM BR BX D2 H3 N2 T7 9.1 5.1 -8

B. tulda 70.0 4.0 30 5 The large, straight, thick walled culms make this B6 BM C3 T7 W0 Y0 21.3 10.2 -1 one of the most useful tropical bamboos. Frequently solid near the base. B. tulda 'Striata' 70.0 4.0 30 5 Like the species, the culms are striped near the B6 BM BX C3 H0 H3 I1 T7 21.3 10.2 -1 base, but more prominently. B. tuldoides 55.0 2.3 21 5 Somewhat similar to B. tulda but not as large and B7 BC BE BH BM BN BP BQ BX C2 C3 D1 16.8 5.8 -6 more hardy. It produces a large number of thick D2 H0 H3 I0 M0 P1 R0 S1 T2 T3 T5 T7 W0 PUNTING POLE Y0 walled culms growing in a tight clump. B. variostriata 35.0 3.0 28 5 New shoots covered with bloom, culm has white B6 B9 BX C3 R0 T7 Y0 10.7 7.6 -2 stripes, useful and edible. B. v entricosa 55.0 2.3 21 5 It becomes a dwarf with swollen internodes when B6 B7 B9 BA BC BF BH BM BN BP BQ BT 16.8 5.8 -6 grown in pots under dry conditions. In the ground BX BY C2 C3 D1 D2 H0 H3 I0 M0 O0 P0 P1 BUDDHA'S BELLY R0 S1 T2 T4 T5 T7 W0 Y0 it reverts to a giant with zigzag culms and branches. B. ventricosa 'Kimmei' 55.0 2.3 21 5 As the above, but with yellow culms striped with B1 B3 B6 B7 B9 BA BE BH BI BL BM BP 16.8 5.8 -6 green. BQ BX C2 C3 C5 D1 D2 F3 H0 H3 I0 M0 P0 P1 R0 S1 T2 T5 T7 W0 Y0 American Bamboo Society 11 2013 Source List #33

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BAMBUSA B. vulgaris 50.0 4.0 30 5 Common throughout the tropical world. Open B6 B7 BC BE BM BN BT BX D1 D2 H0 P1 COMMON BAMBOO 15.2 10.2 -1 clump, culms spaced a foot or two apart. Culm T4 T5 T7 Y0 cuttings root very easily. Used for banana props. B. vulgaris 'Vittata' 50.0 4.0 30 5 Similar to the species, golden yellow culms with B6 B7 B9 BC BE BH BM BN BP BT BX C2 15.2 10.2 -1 green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. A C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T7 PAINTED BAMBOO W0 Y0 very popular ornamental. Potted culm cuttings do not always survive. B. vulgaris 'Wamin' 16.0 3.0 30 5 A dwarf form with short and swollen lower green B6 B7 B9 BC BE BF BH BI BL BM BN BP 4.9 7.6 -1 internodes. BR BT BX C3 D1 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 O0 P0 P1 R0 T2 T3 T4 T5 T7 W1 B. vulgaris 'Wamin 16.0 3.0 30 5 Dwarf with short and swollen lower internodes, B6 B7 B9 BE BH BI BL BM BR BX C3 D2 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 S1 T3 T4 T5 T7 W0 W1 Striata' 4.9 7.6 -1 light green culms striped with dark green.

BAMBUSA Crosses When Bambusas have flowered in recent years, some growers have tried crossing them. B. odashimae X B. 23 Erect with long internodes. Previously B. edulis X BN S1 tuldoides -5 tuldoides

BASHANIA Genus of medium size Chinese running bamboos. B. fargesii 20.0 2.0 5 4 Native to the mountains of China. Leaves up to a BA BB BH BM BW BY C4 C5 J0 M0 O0 S1 6.1 5.1 -15 foot long. S4 T1 T5 W0 Y0 B. qingchengshanensis 10.0 0.9 3 Hardier and smaller than B. fargesii O0 3.0 2.3 -16

BORINDA Clump-forming mountain bamboos from , , Yunnan, & Sichuan, with different flowers to Fargesia and shorter rhizomes than Yushania. Culms usually blue at first, usually with very fine grooves.. B. albocerea 20.0 1.0 15 3 4 clones introduced, aka Yunnan 1/95; 2/95; B4 BA BB BQ C5 F1 S1 S2 T5 W0 Y0 3.7 2.0 -9 3a/95; 3b/95. B. angustissima 18.0 0.8 10 3 From Sichuan. Arching culms with white powder B4 BA BB BF BH BY C4 C5 F1 G1 G3 H3 5.5 2.0 -12 and purple sheaths at first, and narrow leaves. M0 M1 O1 S1 S2 T1 T5 W0 Was listed as a Fargesia. B. contracta 15.0 0.8 15 3 From Yunnan. Bushy with many culms. BA C5 M1 S1 T5 Y0 4.6 2.0 -9

B. frigidorum 12.0 0.7 5 3 Small culms. Very tough persistent culm sheaths BA 3.7 1.8 -15 become red. Leaves small, mostly deciduous. Shoots in August. B. fungosa 20.0 1.0 20 3 Yunnan, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Shoots sweet, B1 BA BB BH BI BQ BY C4 C5 G3 H3 I0 M0 6.1 2.5 -4 culms used for weaving. M1 O0 P1 S1 T1 T5 W0 Y0 B. fungosa 'White Cloud' A little smaller and more tender than the species. B4 BA C5 P1 S1 W0 The leaves have an akebono look with a little white striping B. KR 5288 12.0 0.8 15 Very weepy habit BA C5 3.7 2.0 -9

B. lushuiensis 25.0 1.5 20 3 aka Yunnan 4/95. BA C5 M0 S1 T5 W0 6.1 3.8 -4

B. macclureana 15.0 1.0 15 3 Purple branches, it's leaves are pubescent on the BA C5 F1 G1 G3 M0 O1 S2 T5 W0 4.6 2.5 -9 lower surface making it one of the bamboos very resistant to bamboo mites. American Bamboo Society 12 2013 Source List #33

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BORINDA B. nujiangensis 20.0 1.5 15 3 aka Yunnan 3c/95. Previously misidentified as BA C5 S1 W0 6.1 3.8 -9 Fargesia yulongshanensis. Thick culm walls like B. papyrifera, but with smaller, darker, narrower leaves. B. papyrifera 25.0 2.0 15 3 New culms are powdery blue -white aging to B4 BA BH BY C5 H3 M0 S1 S2 T5 W0 Y0 6.1 5.1 -9 yellow, with prominent fine vertical grooves. B. perlonga 20.0 1.5 15 3 aka Yunnan 6/95 (Lushui Co.). Very long culm BA C5 S1 T5 6.1 3.8 -9 sheaths with som e hairs. Dense, light green, broad leaves, blue culms. B. sp. 'Muliensis' 6.0 0.3 10 3 From Sichuan (Muli Co.). Broad, deciduous BA S1 T5 1.8 0.8 -12 leaves. B. yulongshanensis Plant in US is Linder's introduction B4 BA C5 G3 S2 T5 W0

BRACHYSTACHYUM Genus similar to Semiarundinaria having one species, one variety. B. densiflorum 20.0 1.0 5 3 Young culms hairy; leaves up to 7 inches long BA BM BQ D0 G2 M3 O0 S1 S4 W0 6.1 2.5 -15 and an inch wide. Used for fishing rods and crafts. May be misidentified. B. densiflorum var. 20.0 1.0 0 3 As above but base of culm sheaths densely hairy. villosum 6.1 2.5 -17

CEPHALOSTACHYUM Tall, shrubby or climbing bamboos with generally slender, stiff and thin-walled culms. From India, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia. C. pergracile 30.0 2.0 32 5 Culms are straight and erect, covered with white BN BR P0 T5 T7 Y0 9.1 5.1 0 bristly hairs. Used as a flavor-adding vessel for cooking rice. C. virgatum 50.0 4.0 5 Thin walled, drooping. Manifold branching. Some Y0 15.2 10.2 plants introduced may actually be a B. multiplex.

CHIMONOBAMBUSA Medium size running bamboos, often with raised, sometimes thorny nodes, and quadrangular culms, initiating new shoots in the fall or winter, hence "Winter bamboos". C. macrophylla 10.0 0.5 The only other Chimonobambusa species with B7 BA BM C5 G3 O0 T5 'Intermedia' 3.1 1.3 prominently swollen nodes, but much smaller than C. tumidissinoda and with larger leaves. C. marmorea 6.0 0.5 15 3 New shoots and culm sheaths are marbled with BA BB BF BH BK BM BQ BY C4 C5 G3 H3 MARBLED BAMBOO 1.8 1.3 -9 cream and purple. The almost solid culms turn M0 S1 T1 T5 W0 dark purple. C. marmorea 'Variegata' 6.0 0.5 16 3 Same, except the leaves have narrow white B1 BA BB BE BF BH BM C4 C5 G3 H3 O0 1.8 1.3 -9 stripes. S1 T1 T2 T5 T7 W0 C. quadrangularis 25.0 1.5 15 4 Prominent nodes. Culms are square in cross B7 BA BE BF BH BK BM BQ BY C5 G3 H3 SQUARE BAMBOO 7.6 3.8 -9 section with rounded corners, especially on large M0 P1 S1 T1 T2 T5 T7 W0 Y0 mature plants. C. quadrangularis 25.0 1.5 15 4 Also known as 'Nagamineus'. Yellow culms with B1 BA S1 W0 'Joseph de Jussieu' 7.6 3.8 -9 green sulcus & few green stripes, with some white leaf stripes. C. quadrangularis 25.0 0.5 15 4 Culms are yellow with a few green stripes of BA BB BM BQ BY C5 G3 M0 P1 S1 T2 T5 'Suow' 7.6 1.3 -9 varying width. W0 W2

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CHIMONOBAMBUSA C. quadrangularis Like the species, but with a yellow sulcus. BA BM C5 S1 'Yellow Groove' C. szechuanensis 19.0 1.0 10 4 Round culms, sheaths and leaves all with BA BM O0 Y0 5.8 2.5 -12 tendency to strong red-purple coloration. C. tumidissinoda 20.0 1.3 10 4 A rare Chinese bamboo noted for its inflated culm B1 B7 BA BB BE BH BM BQ BU BW BY C4 6.1 3.3 -12 nodes. Used for walking sticks in Sichuan, and C5 G1 G2 G3 H3 J0 M0 M1 M3 O1 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T5 W0 W2 Y0 highly prized for dried shoots. Also known as Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda.

CHIMONOCALAMUS A group of medium-sized clumping bamboos from Yunnan, China with culms bearing thorny basal nodes. Similar to Chimonobambusa but clumping and less hardy, from 1400 to only only 2000 meters in subtropical mountainous regions. Shoots are very good eating. C. pallens 26.0 1.2 5 Erect culms, woody with root thorns at internode. B1 BA BH BQ C3 D1 H3 M0 P1 S1 T5 T7 8.0 3.0 Culm sheaths have green and purple striping. W0 Y0

CHUSQUEA A genus of C & S American bamboos that contains 134 described species, and possibly another 70 yet to be described. They are mostly clumping mountain bamboos, but some are runners. The solid culms usually bear one dominant branch and numerous branchlets. C. andina 12.0 1.0 0 4 Found at the treeline, the highest altitude species BA BU C5 T5 W0 3.7 2.5 -18 in Chusquea. Small spiky blue leaves. C. circinata 22.0 1.0 25 4 Dark arching culms, whorls of small leaves, B1 BH BQ C3 H3 P1 T5 W0 6.7 2.5 -4 comes from central and southern . Clumping. previously misidentified as Arthrostylidium. C. circinata '' 28 Previously misidentified as Arthrostylidium. T5 W0 0 Broader leaves and yellower shoots. From lower altitude and not so hardy. C. coronalis 23.0 0.8 30 4 A clumping bamboo with numerous tiny leaves BA BH BX C3 H3 P1 T5 T7 W1 7.0 2.0 -1 on branchlets that completely encircle the culms. Possibly the most beautiful bamboo in cultivation. C. culeou 15.0 1.0 0 5 Hardy clumper, from southern Chile, long B1 B4 BA BB BF BQ BY C4 F1 G3 M0 M1 4.6 2.5 -18 cultivated in Europe. Has many branches per O1 P1 S1 T5 W0 node, all equal size. Many different clones available of varying hardiness and form. C. culeou 'Argentina' 15.0 1.3 0 4 These seedlings are longer branched than B7 BA G1 T5 W0 4.6 3.2 -18 their Chilean cousins. Sometimes identified as Chusquea argentina. C. culeou 'Caña Prieta' 15.0 1.0 0 5 Darker culms, becoming red-brown or nearly B1 B4 BA BQ C5 G1 O1 P1 S1 S2 T5 W0 4.6 2.5 -18 black. Previously misidentified as C. nigricans. C. culeou 'Hillier's 9.0 0.8 5 4 Stubby branches and compact leaves are combine B4 BA BU C5 S1 T5 Form' 2.8 2.0 -15 with smaller stature. Considered to be a seedling variation of C. culeou. C. cumingii 10.0 0.8 10 5 Native to semiarid central Chile. Coastal range on BA BQ C3 C5 H3 S1 T5 T7 W0 3.1 2.0 -12 exposed slopes. Sometimes clambering. Numerous tiny stiff, very sharp leaves. C. delicatula 12.0 0.3 30 Scrambling small-leaved tender species from BA W0 3.6 0.6 -1 Peru.

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CHUSQUEA C. foliosa 20.0 1.5 24 3 Long thin drooping leaves, golden culms with BA BH BQ H3 T5 W0 6.1 3.8 -4 green nodes. C. galeottiana 20.0 0.8 28 3 A tropical climbing/arching bamboo from cloud W0 6.1 2.0 -2 forests in southern Mexico. C. gigantea 25.0 1.5 0 5 Shoots red, culms light and dark green. Closely B1 BA BF BQ BY C4 C5 F1 O1 S1 S2 T1 T5 7.6 3.8 -18 allied to C. culeou. Many branches per node, one W0 to three thicker and very long. An "open clumper." Has been sold as C. breviglumis. C. glauca 10.0 0.5 20 3 Probably the largest-leaved Chuquea. Vining BH C5 H3 T5 W0 3.1 1.3 -7 habit but stays upright without support. Seeds came from plants collected in Mexico at 6000' elevation. C. liebmannii 33.0 1.0 32 4 Mexico to Costa Rica. Culms are strongly P1 T5 T7 10.1 2.5 0 arching, sometimes clambering. Spine-like roots on the nodes, takes drier conditions than most bamboos. C. macrostachya 15.0 0.5 0 3 Native to southern Chile where it grows at S1 W0 4.6 1.3 -18 elevations up to 3,000 feet. C. mimosa ssp. australis 15.0 1.0 20 3 From southern Brazil. Small leaves, on stiff B1 BA BH BQ H3 P1 S1 T5 W0 4.6 2.5 -2 burgundy-red culms. C. montana 6.0 0.3 0 3 From the southern forests of Chile. A small 1.8 0.8 -18 clumping sub-alpine species. Swollen nodes. C. muelleri 6.0 0.2 32 2 From eastern Mexico. Culms delicate and trailing, BQ W0 1.8 0.5 0 2-6 branches per node. C. pittieri 25.0 2.0 24 5 The culms grow up, then arch over and hang BA BH BQ C3 H3 P1 T5 W0 7.6 5.1 -4 down or climb on trees. Thorny nodes, especially near base. One of the largest of the genus. C. simpliciflora 50.0 0.4 32 3 A vining species that clambers over trees and 15.2 1.0 0 other plants. C. sp. 'Chiconquiaco' 10.0 0.5 20 3 From cloud forest of Veracrauz Mexico. This T5 W0 3.1 1.3 -7 small-leaved vining species is an unusual Chusquea with a spreading habit. C. sp. 'Las Vigas' 8.0 0.5 20 3 Large leaves and very pretty rosy-red new shoots C3 M0 P1 S1 T5 W0 2.4 1.3 -7 and arching culms. It has a fairly vigorous spreading and clambering habit. C. subtilis 20.0 1.0 24 3 Closely resembles C. foliosa. Very fine leaves, T5 W0 6.1 2.5 -4 from high elevation in Costa Rica. C. sulcata 15.0 0.8 32 4 A clumper. Culms erect, become golden yellow BH BQ C3 H3 M0 T5 W0 4.6 2.0 0 with age and light. Fine leaves, many branches per node. Southern Mexico to Costa Rica. C. tomentosa 25.0 1.5 24 3 A large, tall, vining plant with very long dark BH C3 H3 T5 W0 7.6 3.8 -4 green leaves. C. uliginosa 15.0 0.5 0 3 Native to southern Chile. Grows at the edge of BA S1 W0 4.6 1.3 -18 seasonally inundated wetlands.

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CHUSQUEA C. valdiviensis 25.0 1.0 0 4 A climbing bamboo from southern Chile, BA BQ C3 T5 W0 7.6 2.5 -18 formerly sold as C. quila. Self-supporting culms reach 25 ft, but culms can scramble on to 40 ft on tree branches. Climbs to reach the light. C. virgata 25.0 0.8 From Costa Rica. Culms mottled with purple, BA H3 P1 W0 7.6 2.0 erect at the base and arching, nodes swollen.

DENDROCALAMUS Giant tropical clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa, often with bigger branches and leaves, and hairier culms. D. asper 100.0 8.0 32 5 An impressive ornamental growing rapidly under B1 B6 B7 B9 BC BH BI BL BM BN BX C3 30.5 20.3 0 favorable conditions. Shoots are large, of the D2 F3 H0 H3 N2 P0 P1 T3 T5 T7 W1 highest quality for food. Thai and Indonesia clones differ. D. asper 'Betung Hitam' 100.0 8.0 32 5 A black cultivar of D. asper. Rare. B6 B7 B9 BH BI BM BR BX C3 D2 F3 H3 N2 30.5 20.3 0 P0 P1 T3 T7 W1

D. brandisii 100.0 8.0 32 5 Thick walled culms; similar to D. giganteus. B6 B9 BE BH BI BL BM BN BX C3 D2 H3 30.5 20.3 0 Shoots of high quality, edible raw. P0 P1 T3 T5 T7 W1 D. brandisii 'Black' 8.0 25 5 A very attractive, fast growing black bamboo. BI BX C3 T7 20.3 -4 Live culms are black but dry to a dark brown color, very valuable for furniture etc. D. brandisii (variegated) 100.0 12.0 32 5 Like the species but with variegated leaves. An B6 BR C3 P1 T7 30.5 30.5 0 unnamed cultivar. D. calostachyus 70.0 5.0 25 5 This may be a misidentification of a cultivar of D. BM BX D2 21.3 12.7 -4 strictus. Used for construction. D. giganteus 100.0 12.0 25 5 From Burma, perhaps the largest bamboo in the B6 B7 B9 BE BH BM BN BX H3 I1 N2 P1 R0 30.5 30.5 -4 world. Leaves can be up to 20 inches long and 4 S1 T3 T5 T7 inches wide. D. giganteus (Quail 100.0 12.0 25 5 Propagated from the large specimen at Quail B9 BH BI BM C3 D2 H3 P1 T7 W0 Clone) 30.5 30.5 -4 Botanical Gardens in California.

D. giganteus (variegated) 25 Variegated leaves. An unnamed cultivar. BI P1 T7 -4

D. hamiltonii 80.0 7.0 27 5 Native from the to Laos, with B6 B9 BH BM BX C3 D2 H3 P1 T3 T5 T7 24.4 17.8 -3 pendulous pruinose culms, leaves up to 15 inches long. D. jianshuiensis 55.0 5.0 25 5 Similar to D. hamiltonii, but from China, with BH BI BM BN BX C3 D2 H3 P1 T5 T7 16.8 12.7 -4 fimbriate culm sheath ligule. D. jianshuiensis 55.0 5.0 5 As above but with variegated leaves. An unnamed C3 (variegated) 16.8 12.7 cultivar. D. latiflorus 65.0 8.0 25 5 From southern China. The large, dark green BL BM BW BX C3 P1 T5 T7 W1 19.8 20.3 -4 leaves are 10 to 16 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide. D. latiflorus 'Mei -nung' 65.0 8.0 25 5 Similar, but with light green culms striped with BH BI BN BX C3 H3 T5 T7 19.8 20.3 -4 dark green. D. membranacea 70.0 4.0 28 5 A strong growing bamboo with very straight B6 BH BM BN BX C3 H3 P0 P1 T5 T7 21.3 10.2 -2 culms forming loose clumps. Looks like Bambusa but DNA now suggesting Dendrocalamus was the correct genus. American Bamboo Society 16 2013 Source List #33

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DENDROCALAMUS D. minor 25.0 2.0 5 Culm top bending and drooping. Culm annulus B6 BH BM BN BR BX C3 H3 I0 P1 T7 7.6 5.1 and sheath annulus near the culm base have a yellowish brown ring. D. minor 'Amoenus' 25.0 2.0 25 5 Culms pale yellow with green stripes, smaller B6 B7 B9 BE BH BI BL BM BN BP BR BT 7.6 5.1 -4 than the type. BX C2 C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 I1 N2 P0 P1 R0 T3 T5 T7 W1 D. sikkimensis 65.0 8.0 35 5 Large culms become brownish red. Culm sheaths BE BI BM C3 N2 P1 T7 19.8 20.3 2 densely velvety with large auricles. Used for containers and water buckets. D. sinicus 120.0 12.0 27 5 Largest bamboo species in China. Culm heavily BX C3 T7 36.5 30.5 -3 pruinose with drooping tip, some basal internodes short and asymetrical, & ring of yellowish brown silky hair on nodes. D. sp. 'Maroochy' 33.0 8.0 25 5 Beautiful impressive arching new bamboo with BI BM BR BX C3 D2 T7 10.0 20.3 -4 yellow striated culms. Useful as a main feature in a garden. It may be a Gigantochloa. D. sp. 'Parker's Giant' 80.0 12.0 5 BIG! An unidentified, giant, timber bamboo. BI BM BR BX C3 D2 R0 T3 T7 24.4 30.5 Discovered by Jim Parker in Hawaii. Massive, thick culms. D. strictus 60.0 5.0 30 5 Common bamboo of India, used mainly for pulp. B3 B6 B7 BC BE BM BN BX C3 D2 H3 T5 MALE BAMBOO 18.3 12.7 -1 Culms not very straight, often small and usually T7 solid. Flowers frequently. Most internet seed is from this, marketed as anything pretty. D. validus 45.0 4.0 25 5 Errect culms with slightly convex internodes. BI BM BN BR BX C3 D2 I1 P0 T7 14.0 10.2 -4

D. yunnanicus 80.0 7.0 5 From southeast Yunnan and from Vietnam. Pale BH BI BM BX C3 H3 P1 T7 Y0 24.4 17.8 green. Used for shoots, construction, pipes, rafts.

DINOCHLOA High-climbing clumping bamboos native from Burma to the Philippines, with solid culms that twine around trees and other plants for support. Large fleshy fruits, from the size of a pea to a golf ball. D. malayana 30.0 0.5 28 3 From Malaysia and Thailand. Leaves large and BM BR C3 T7 9.1 1.3 -2 shiny. Rough culms and internodes, and hairy culm sheaths. D. scandens 30.0 0.5 28 3 Has black culms, usually solid, and large ovate BN T7 Y0 9.1 1.3 -2 leaves. Plants in the U.S. may be D. malayana.

DREPANOSTACHYUM Small to medium size clumping, bamboos, elegant leaves. Smaller than Himalayacalamus Culm sheaths hairy inside at top. Branches many and all equal, while Himalayacalamus species also have a dominant central branch. D. khasianum 12.0 0.5 28 3 The new culms are dark green covered with white BA BH BM BQ BX C5 H0 H3 P1 S1 T1 T5 3.7 1.3 -2 powder which gives them a bluish look. Several T7 W0 species have been grown under this name. Identity of the US clone is uncertain. D. falcatum var. 30.0 1.1 20 3 Bright green culms, small, papery thin leaves. B1 BA BF BH BQ C4 C5 H3 S1 T5 W0 sengteeanum 9.1 2.8 -7 Hardiest Drepanostachyum. Was sold in the US as D. falconeri.

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FARGESIA Clumping bamboos from the alpine conifer forests of west and southwest China. Medium to small and all very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. Flowers like toothbrushes. Culms smooth. F. adpressa 18.0 1.3 0 3 From Sichuan; similar to F. robusta. This plant BA BB BH C4 S1 T1 T5 W0 5.5 3.3 -18 has been sold as Fargesia sp. A-4. Open clumps of purplish-green culms. Some of the plants may be F. murieliae. F. apicirubens 16.0 0.8 -5 3 Native to China at elevations over 6,000 feet. A BA BB BY C4 C5 G3 H3 O1 S1 T1 T5 T6 RED-TIPPED BAMBOO 4.9 2.0 -23 new species previously misidentified as F. dracocephala. F. apicirubens 'White 8.0 0.5 -5 3 Selected seedling with Akebono style white BA BU C5 D1 G1 M0 P1 S1 T4 T5 Dragon' 2.4 1.3 -21 variegation on spring leaves. F. denudata 16.0 0.5 3 3 From Sichuan. Similar to F. murieliae, but leaves BA BB BH BY C4 C5 F1 G1 G3 H3 K0 M0 4.9 1.3 -18 are smaller and more delicate. Culms branch out M2 O1 S1 T1 T4 T5 W0 after the first winter. F. denudata 'Xian 1' 11.0 0.5 0 2 BA C5 T4 3.4 1.3 -18

F. dracocephala 'Rufa' 10.0 0.5 0 2 From Sichuan. Early shoots. Also known as A2 B1 B7 BA BB BH BM BQ BU BW BY BZ 3.0 1.2 -18 Gansu 95-1. Close to the description of the real F. C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 G3 H1 H3 K0 M0 M1 M2 M3 O0 S1 S2 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 dracocephala. F. murieliae 15.0 0.5 -15 2 Similar to F. nitida but with green culms. May be BA BF BH BQ BY C5 D1 F1 G1 G3 H3 M0 UMBRELLA BAMBOO 4.6 1.3 -26 the hardiest bamboo in the U.S. Grows at above M2 S2 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 10,000 feet in China, important panda food. F. murieliae (next 15.0 0.5 -15 2 Clone introduced by Wilson in 1907 set seed in B1 BA BB BH BQ C4 C5 G3 H3 S1 S2 T1 T4 generation seedlings) 4.6 1.3 -26 1980s & 90s and died. Seedling variants are T5 T6 available under many cultivar names. F. murieliae 'SABE 939' 15.0 0.5 -15 2 A different introduction, brought in by the Sino- BB G1 T5 4.6 1.3 -26 American Botanical Expedition of 1980. It also flowered, and has been identified as F. murieliae. Seedlings will have new cultivar names. F. Murieliae 'Vampire' 12.0 0.5 -13 4 Upright with extremely attractive red stems and BA C5 3.7 1.3 -25 small dark green leaves. F. nitida 12.0 0.5 -15 2 Upright culms with thick grey deciduous wax B1 BA BB BF BH BI BK BQ BU BY C4 C5 3.7 1.3 -26 may become nearly black. Sheaths orange-ribbed. D1 F1 G1 G3 H3 I0 M0 M2 P1 S1 T1 T4 T5 FOUNTAIN BAMBOO T6 W0 W2 From 1889 seed many old generation cultivars named, but most now flowering and probably all about to die. F. nitida 'Genf' 12.0 -15 Red Culms. Is also called F. Jiuzhaigou 'Genf' BA BU C5 T5 3.7 -26 and F. Sp. 'Genf'. F. nitida 'Jiuzhaigou' 12.0 0.5 -15 2 New introductions. Several new seedling clones B4 BA BB BU BY C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 K0 M0 3.7 1.3 -26 from Jiuzhaigou Reserve. M2 O1 S1 S2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 F. robusta 16.0 1.0 0 4 From Sichuan Province, China, at elevations over A2 B4 BA BB BD BF BH BU BW BY BZ C4 4.9 2.5 -18 8,000 feet.Early shoots. C5 F1 G1 G3 H3 L0 M0 M1 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 F. robusta 'Campbell' 16.0 1.0 0 4 Upright form with small leaves B4 BA BB BY C5 F1 O1 S2 T4 4.9 2.5 -18

F. robusta 'Pingwu' 15.0 0.8 0 4 Has dark green foliage and light green culms, new BA BQ BY C5 F1 G1 O1 W0 4.7 2.0 -18 shoots are hairy and rusty red upon emergence from the ground in early spring. The leaf size is intermediate between Campbell and Wolong. Culm sheaths persist and soon fade to a light color, almost white. American Bamboo Society 18 2013 Source List #33

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FARGESIA F. robusta 'Wolong' 17.0 1.0 0 4 Collected in Wolong, Sichuan in 1996. More B1 B4 BA BB BM BY C5 F1 G1 G3 M1 O1 5.2 2.5 -18 vigorous, with larger leaves. Bamboo 23: 16. S1 S2 T4 T5 W0 2002. F. sp. 'Scabrida' -5 4 From Pingwu, Sichuan. Orange sheaths as F. B1 B4 BA BH BU BY C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 G3 -21 dracocephala 'Rufa' but with more culm wax. Not K0 M0 M1 M2 O1 S1 S2 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 F. scabrida. F. utilis 13.0 0.5 0 4 From Yunnan, culms curve upwards with BA BB BW BY C4 C5 T1 T4 T5 W0 TUNGCHUAN #3 4.0 1.3 -18 pendulous cascading foliage. May be Borinda but flowers unknown.

GAOLIGONGSHANIA A genus with one species. From Yunnan, China. G. megalothyrsa 6.0 0.4 0 3 From Yunnan, China, near the Burmese border, at BH 1.8 1.0 -18 1300-2600 meters altitude. Small, bushy and slow.

GIGANTOCHLOA Giant, tropical, clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa. G. atroviolacea, G. atter, G. robusta, and G. pseudoarundinacea were formerly all considered to be forms of G. verticillata. Rarely flower or come true from seed, and may be "natural hybrids." G. albociliata 30.0 2.0 30 4 Tight clump. It has long (up to an inch) culm leaf BM BN C3 H3 R0 T7 W1 9.1 5.1 -1 ligules, narrow leaves. Light gray-green culms, white stripes. G. apus 65.0 4.0 27 5 Common in Java, not found anywhere in the wild. B6 BH BM BN C3 T5 T7 W1 Y0 BAMBU TALI 19.8 10.2 -3 Used for many purposes. It has large leaves, up to 15 inches long and 21/2 inches wide. Young culms are hairy. G. atroviolacea 50.0 3.5 25 5 From Java and Sumatra. Brown to black culms B6 B9 BC BH BI BL BM BN BR BT BX C3 TROPICAL BLACK 15.2 8.9 -4 striped faint green. Dark green leaves. Sheath D2 F3 H0 H3 N2 P0 P1 R0 T5 T7 W1 blades reflexed. G. atter 50.0 4.0 28 5 From Java. Sweet shoots, strong straight culms. B6 B9 BC BM C3 T7 W1 15.2 10.2 -2 Sheath covered with black hairs. Used for furniture. G. hasskarliana 30.0 2.5 28 5 Native to west Java; dense clumps planted as BH BM C3 H3 T7 9.1 6.4 -2 hedges and used to weave baskets. G. Hitam Hijau 20.0 1.5 28 5 Hitam Hijau means black and green. Very dark C3 T7 6.1 3.8 -2 green culms with occasional white stripes and dramatically arching tops. G. levis 45.0 5.0 28 5 Young culm densely covered with brown or white BH BM C3 H3 T7 Y0 13.7 12.7 -2 tomentum, turning whitish gray when full grown. Edible shoots. G. luteostriata 30.0 2.0 28 5 Erect with full foliage on top. Young leaves B9 BM BR BX C3 D2 P0 P1 R0 T3 T7 W1 9.1 5.1 -2 variegated white/green. Canes green, intermittent white stripes. G. maxima 45.0 4.0 28 5 Variegated culms with cream-colored stripes. B6 B9 BH BM BN BX C3 H3 P1 T7 W1 13.7 10.2 -2 The exact ID of plants that have been sold in the past under this name is not clear; also see G. pseudoarundinacea. G. pseudoarundinacea 100.0 5.0 28 5 Formerly included in G. verticillata complex. The B6 BH BI BM BN BX C3 D2 H3 I1 N2 P1 T5 30.5 12.7 -2 culms when young are light green, with thin T7 W1 yellow stripes. G. ridleyi 50.0 2.0 32 5 A very useful straight culmed, large-leafed, BH BM C3 P1 T7 15.2 5.1 0 handsome bamboo. Tight habit with persistent culm sheaths. American Bamboo Society 19 2013 Source List #33

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GIGANTOCHLOA G. robusta 60.0 3.5 28 5 Large, erect, strong. Java, Sumatra. Used for BM C3 T5 T7 18.3 8.9 -2 pipes, construction, handicrafts, shoots. Yellow stripes near base. G. sp. 'Bali White Stripe' 30.0 3.0 28 5 White stripes on leaves and culms. BM BR C3 R0 T7 9.1 7.6 -2

G. sp. 'marga' 20.0 1.2 28 5 Named for the striping on the culm sheaths. AKA BR C3 T7 Tiger Stripe' 6.2 3.0 -2 G4761 G. sp. 'Rachel Carson' 59.0 3.0 28 5 Attractive cream stripes on a vivid green culm BI C3 T7 18.0 7.6 -2 and large leaves. Cream striped green shoots. A striking larger ornamental with a tropical look. G. sp. 'Sumatra 3751' 60.0 28 5 Purple stripes on green canes. May be BH BI BM BN BX C3 P1 T7 W1 18.3 -2 Gigantochloa kuring, "buluh kuring hitam" and may be bigger. G. sp. 'Widjaja 3827' Large, erect culms, with cream-colored stripes. BM C3 Strong. G. wrayii 30.0 3.0 30 5 Long internodes; used for basket making in B6 BH BM C3 T7 9.1 7.6 -1 Malaysia. Culms erect, slightly arching outwards.

GUADUA A genus of giant, thorny, tropical clumping bamboos native to the New World. Clumps very open. Some older references include them in Bambusa. G. amplexifolia 50.0 4.0 28 5 Short internodes, nearly solid in the lower part of B6 BN BX P0 P1 T5 T7 W1 15.2 10.2 -2 the arching culms. Useful, but not as strong as G. angustifolia. G. angustifolia 100.0 9.0 30 5 The largest of the American bamboos, native B6 B7 B9 BM BX P0 P1 R0 T7 W1 30.5 22.9 -1 Venezuela to Peru, used for house construction and furniture. Thorny. Open clumps. G. angustifolia 'Bicolor' 100.0 8.0 30 5 Culms have vertical yellow and green stripes. B6 B9 BM BN P1 T5 T7 W1 30.5 20.3 -1 Also known as 'Striata'. G. angustifolia 'Less 100.0 8.0 30 5 A clone with significantly fewer and smaller B6 B9 BM BN N2 P0 P1 T7 W1 Thorny' 30.5 20.3 -1 thorns. G. chacoensis 65.0 6.0 30 5 A large woody thorny green bamboo, with erect B6 BM BX D2 P1 T5 T7 19.8 15.2 -1 culms, from Bolivia to Uraguay. May grow taller than listed. G. longifolia 30.0 2.0 30 5 Leaves long and narrow like Otatea, rhizomes T5 9.1 5.1 -1 with very long necks. Covers river banks in Mexico. G. paniculata 30.0 2.5 30 5 A small Guadua looking similar to Otatea from a T5 9.1 6.4 -1 distance, found in many tropical locations in the Americas. Thorny with long rhizomes. G. velutina 50.0 4.0 28 5 Culms thick walled but not solid. Erect. New BN T7 15.2 10.2 -2 shoots have beautiful maroon culm sheaths, which cling tightly to the lower internodes. G. sp. 'Aureocaulis' Blonde white culms with random width green BM BR BX N2 P0 T7 MOONLIGHT stripes and white nodal rings. Leaves strongly white-variegated.

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HIBANOBAMBUSA A running genus from Japan once thought to be a natural bigeneric hybrid between Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'. H. tranquillans 16.0 1.3 3 3-5 The only species of the genus has single, rarely 2 BA BM BQ BY J0 L0 O0 S4 T1 W0 4.9 3.3 -16 branches per node and large leaves, like Sasa. Does well in sun or shade. H. tranquillans 16.0 1.3 3 4 This form has strikingly attractive leaves A0 A1 B1 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH BM BN 4.9 3.3 -16 variegated in cream and green. The colors persist BO BQ BW BY C4 C5 D0 D2 F0 G1 G2 G3 'Shiroshima' H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 M0 M1 M2 M3 O0 P1 S1 S2 throughout the year. S3 S4 T1 T2 T5 T6 T7 W0 W2

HIMALAYACALAMUS Clump-forming mountain bamboos from the Himalayas with attractive culms and lush foliage. H. falconeri 30.0 1.3 15 3 US clone is from Damarapa with no stripes. Also BA BF BH BQ BY C5 F1 G3 H3 M0 S1 T1 9.1 3.3 -9 see Drepanostachyum sengteeanum. T5 W0 H. falconeri 'Damarapa' 20.0 2.0 15 2 Beautiful cultivar with masses of leaves on long, B1 BA BF BH BQ BY C4 C5 D1 F1 G3 H3 I0 CANDY-STRIPE 6.1 5.1 -9 slender branchlets. Culms green, striped with M0 M1 P1 S1 T1 T5 W0 BAMBOO yellow or lavender -pink. Formerly misidentified, and Drepanostachyum hookerianum. Species stil uncertain. H. hookerianus 20.0 0.8 20 2 Light blue culms become blue-purple in first B1 BA BF BH BI BQ BY C4 C5 D1 H3 I0 M0 BLUE BAMBOO 6.1 2.0 -4 winter. Formaly sold as Drepanostachyum P1 S1 T1 T5 W0 falcatum. Named seedling clones have not maintained differences when mature.

H. planatus 20.0 0.5 15 3 From C Nepal. As H. falconeri but with rougher BA BF BH BY C5 H3 M1 P1 S1 T5 W0 6.1 1.3 -4 culm sheaths. Split from H. asper. Previously Neomicrocalamus microphyllus. H. porcatus 20.0 1.0 20 3 From Nepal. Grows above 2000 meters. Tight B1 BA BH BQ C5 G3 H3 M0 P1 S1 T5 T7 6.1 2.5 -4 clumper, finely ridged internodes. W0

INDOCALAMUS Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. I. cordatus 5.0 0.3 A new introduction from China. BM O0 T4 1.5 1.3

I. latifolius 10.0 0.5 0 3 Similar to I. tessellatus, leaves about a foot long. BA BE BM BQ BW BY C5 D0 F0 G1 G3 J0 3.1 1.3 -18 L0 O0 S1 S4 T2 T4 T5 W0 Y0

I. latifolius 'Hopei' 12.0 0.5 0 3 Even taller, larger leaved and more cold hardy BA BM C5 O0 T4 3.7 1.3 -18 than species. Spreads slowly. I. longi auritus 5.0 0.3 -5 3 Culms hairy below the nodes; prominent auricles BM BQ C5 D2 N0 O0 S1 T4 T6 W0 Y0 1.5 0.8 -21 and oral setae. I. sp. 'Hamadae' 15.0 0.6 -5 3 The only Japanese Indocalamus. Culms taller and BA BM BY C5 G3 O0 T4 4.6 1.5 -21 thicker than I. tessellatus, branches c ommonly not 1 but 3. The large leaves were used for wrapping rice balls. Native to Kyushu. I. sp. 'Solidus' 8.0 0.4 -5 3 Culms solid, leaves only 8 to 10 inches long. B7 BA BB BM BO C5 D0 F0 G2 L0 M3 N0 2.4 1.0 -21 Species not known. O0 S3 S4 T0 T2 T4 T6 I. tessellatus 7.0 0.5 -10 3-5 Usually less than 4 feet tall, it can reach 10ft and A1 A2 B7 BA BE BF BH BM BN BO BQ BT 2.1 1.3 -23 has the largest leaves of any bamboo in BX BY C4 C5 D0 D2 F0 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M1 M2 M3 O0 O1 P1 S1 S4 T1 cultivation, up to 26 inches by 5 inches. Adapts T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 easily to growing in pots. Does well in shade or sun.

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INDOCALAMUS I. victorialis 4.0 0.2 0 3 A new introduction from China. BM N0 O0 S1 T4 1.2 0.5 -18

INDOSASA A group of mid-size running bamboos from southern China and Vietnam. I. crassiflora 20.0 1.6 Culm wall thick, nearly solid. Glabrous, slightly BA BM BQ C5 S1 W0 6.1 4.1 pruinose. I. gigantea 50.0 4.0 From south China. Also known as Acidosasa BM O0 Y0 15.2 10.2 gigantea.

LITHACHNE Genus of clumping herbaceous bamboos from the tropical western hemisphere with asymmetric, truncate-based leaf blades. L. humilis 1.0 0.1 32 3 The small leaves fold down together at night. It 0.3 0.3 0 flowers frequently, producing viable seed.

MELOCALAMUS A small group of scrambling bamboos with persistent culm sheaths and large leaves. M. arrectus From Yunnan. Used in weaving. Fruit edible. Y0 Red blush on largish leaves.

MELOCANNA A genus native to India and Burma, with 3 species, only one of which is in the United States. Open clumpers with long-necked rhizomes. M. baccifera 60.0 3.0 32 5 Thin walled, erect. Fruits, the size of a pear, T7 Y0 18.3 7.6 0 sometimes sprout on the plant. Shoots & fruit edible.

MENSTRUOCALAMUS Very similar to Chimonobambusa and may be synonymous. One species, from Sichuan China. M. sichuanensis 15.0 0.8 Used as an ornamental in China. W0 4.6 2.0

NASTUS A genus of slender to large bamboos found from Madagascar to the Solomon Islands. Erect, scrambling, or climbing, many branches at each node. N. elatus 60.0 4.0 25 5 Long narrow light grayish-green leaves, erect new BH BX T5 T7 W1 18.3 10.2 -4 lime green culms turn yellowish with age. From coastal New Guinea. Needs humid area. Shoots edible raw.

NEOHOUZEAUA Medium-sized clumping bamboos from SE Asia. Culm tips often scrambling. Included in Schizostachyum in some references. N. mekongensis 5.0 0.4 40 A small clumping bamboo from Vietnam suitable BM BN T7 1.5 1.0 4 for low hedges.

NEOLOLEBA Tropical genus from Indonesia, PNG, & N Australia. N. atra 16.0 1.2 40 From New Guinea and northernmost Australia. C3 T7 IRON RANGE 4.9 3.1 4 Large leaves. May be a Schizostachyum. Tender. BAMBOO

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OCHLANDRA A group of shrubby gregarious reed-like bamboos, native to southern India and Sri Lanka, with persistent culm- sheaths. O. stridula 18.0 0.8 5 Native to Sri Lanka, where it is used extensively BH BN BQ H3 W0 REED BAMBOO 5.5 2.0 for basketry and for paper pulp. Good for craft work. May be misidentified Semiarundinaria species.

OLIGOSTACHYUM A group of small to medium running bamboos from the coast of China, similar to Semiarundinaria. Swollen nodes. O. glabrescens 6.0 0.4 From Fujian and Zhejiang, China. Long narrow 1.8 1.0 leaves.

OLMECA A Mexican genus, with two species. Both species have large fleshy fruits, and rhizomes with long necks, very open clumps. O. recta 45.0 2.0 4 Green culms; nodes subdued on main culm but 13.7 5.1 bulge on branches. Branches at about 10 ft; looks like a palm. Fruits to one inch diameter.

OTATEA Genus of American clumping bamboos with 3 known species. From central Mexico to Central America. O. acuminata 15.0 1.0 28 5 Coarser, with burgundy culm tips, darker culms, BH C3 H3 T5 'Michoacan' 4.6 2.5 -2 more persistant culms sheath and a stiffer look to the leaves. O. acuminata ssp. 15.0 0.7 28 5 Smaller and more delicate looking then B6 BH BK BN H3 P1 T5 T7 acuminata 4.6 1.8 -2 aztecorum, it comes from the hot, humid lowlands of eastern Mexico. O. acuminata ssp. 20.0 1.5 22 4 The long narrow leaves are produced in such B6 B7 BA BC BF BH BI BL BN BQ BX C3 6.1 3.8 -6 abundance that they almost completely obscure D1 D2 F3 G3 H0 H3 I0 I1 M0 P0 P1 R0 S1 T2 aztecorum T5 T7 W0 W1 MEXICAN WEEPING the culms. Clumps open with culms spaced up to 1 or 2 feet. O. acuminata ssp. 4.0 0.7 22 4 A dwarf form of the above. Looks like a BH BI H3 P1 aztecorum 'Dwarf' 1.2 1.8 -6 basketball. DWARF MEXICAN WEEPING O. fimbriata 14.0 0.7 24 4 Leaves up to a foot long and 3/4 inch wide, waxy C3 P0 T5 W0 4.3 1.8 -4 whitish culms, from Mexico to northern Colombia. O. glauca 'Mayan Silver' 20.0 1.5 22 4 Previously known as O. acuminata 'Mayan Silver'. B7 BA BH BI BN BX C3 D2 H3 M0 P1 R0 T5 6.2 3.8 -6 From Chiapas, Mexico, with hollow culms covered in silver-white waxy powder. Leaves weeping and narrow.

OXYTENANTHERA Clumping bamboos from the savanna woodlands of tropical Africa. O. abyssinica 30.0 4.0 30 5 Native to . Bright green, no thorns. T7 9.1 10.2 -1 Zigzag culms. O. braunii 30.0 4.0 30 5 May be the same species as O. abyssinica. Young WINE BAMBOO 9.1 10.2 -1 shoots are cut off to produce sap that is fermented for "wine" in .

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PHYLLOSTACHYS Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. P. acuta 26.0 2.5 0 5 Introduced from Zhejiang Province, China in BA BM BQ D1 O0 T4 W0 7.9 6.4 -18 1984. Named for its sharp-pointed shoots. P. angusta 22.0 1.3 -2 5 Called Stone Bamboo because of the hard texture A0 A2 B3 B7 BA BB BE BH BM BO BQ BY 6.7 3.3 -19 of its culms which in China are used to make fine BZ C5 D0 D1 F0 G1 G2 H2 H3 J0 M0 M1 M3 STONE BAMBOO O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 bamboo furniture. P. arcana 27.0 1.3 0 5 Named after its "hidden " characters of distinctive BE BM BQ BY C5 G2 J0 L0 M3 N0 O0 S4 T4 8.2 3.3 -18 recognition. In China it is used for shoots and T5 T6 W0 split culms are woven into mats. P. arcana 'Luteosulcata' 27.0 1.3 0 5 Same as P. arcana but with a yellow groove. BA C5 T4 8.2 3.3 -18

P. atrovaginata 35.0 2.8 -5 5 The shoots are among those having the least bite A0 A1 A2 B3 B7 BA BB BH BM BN BY C4 10.7 7.1 -20 when raw. These plants were formerly listed as P. C5 D0 D1 F0 G1 G2 H3 J0 L0 M0 M 1 M2 M3 INCENSE BAMBOO N0 O0 S1 S2 S3 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 congesta. P. aurea 27.0 1.8 5 5 The most commonly cultivated bamboo in the A0 A1 A2 B1 B4 B6 B7 B9 BA BB BD BE 8.2 4.6 -15 U.S., easily identified by one to several short BF BH BK BM BN BO BP BQ BT BU BY BZ GOLDEN, FISHPOLE C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F0 F1 F3 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 BAMBOO internodes at the base of some of its culms. It is H3 I0 J0 L0 L1 M0 M1 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 S4 mo st invasive in areas with warm summers. Culm T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T7 W0 W2 Y0 may grow to 3 inches diameter in favorable conditions. P. aurea 'Albovariegata' 27.0 1.8 5 5 Same, except that the leaves are smaller, striped B4 B7 BA BM G1 O0 T4 T6 VARIEGATED 8.2 4.6 -15 with white. Many plants flowered recently; some GOLDEN BAMBOO have survived but nearly all reverted to normal form. P. aurea 'Dr Don' 27.0 1.8 10 5 Glaucous blue culms with denser wax than usual A2 B4 BA M0 T4 8.2 4.6 -12

P. aurea 'Flavescens - 27.0 1.8 5 5 The green culms have a pale yellow groove. A2 B1 BA BB BE BF BH BM BN BQ BY BZ 8.2 4.6 -15 C4 C5 D1 F1 G2 G3 H3 J0 L0 M0 O0 S1 S2 inversa' S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 T7 W0 P. aurea 'Holochrysa' 27.0 1.8 5 5 Unlike the typical form whose culms stay green B7 B9 BA BB BD BE BH BM BQ BU BY C4 8.2 4.6 -15 until old, these culms soon turn yellow, then C5 D0 D1 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 L0 M0 M1 GOLDEN GOLDEN M3 O0 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 golden orange. P. aurea 'Koi' 27.0 1.8 5 5 The culms turn from green to yellow after the first A2 B1 B4 B6 BA BB BD BE BF BH BM BN 8.2 4.6 -15 6 months, but the culm grooves remain green. BQ BY C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H3 J0 L0 M0 M3 O0 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 W2 P. aurea 'Takemurai' 35.0 3.0 5 5 It lacks the short internodes of the typical form. BA BH BM H3 O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 W0 10.7 7.6 -15

P. aureosulcata 45.0 2.2 -5 5 The culms are more slender and delicate than A0 A1 B6 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH BM BN 13.7 5.6 -20 golden bamboo; young culms are green with a BO BQ BT BU BV BW BY BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 YELLOW GROOVE D2 E0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 M0 BAMBOO yellow groove. Culm internodes distinctly rough M2 N0 N1 O0 O1 S1 S2 S3 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 to the touch when young, and an occasional culm T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 has a zigzag kink. P. aureosulcata 'Alata' 30.0 2.0 -5 5 Similar to the above, but with a green groove. BA BB BE BF BM BQ BW BY C4 C5 D0 F0 9.1 5.1 -20 Culms are often markedly zigzag. Probably F1 G1 G3 H3 K0 L0 M0 M2 O0 S4 T4 T5 W0 synonymous with P. aureosulcata 'Pekinensis'. P. aureosulcata 26.0 1.5 -5 5 Culms are entirely yellow except for a few A0 A2 B6 B7 BA BB BE BF BH BM BU BW 7.9 3.8 -20 vertical green stripes. BY C4 C5 E0 F0 F1 G1 G3 H3 I0 L0 M0 M1 'Aureocaulis' M2 N0 O0 S1 S2 S3 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 P. aureosulcata 'Harbin' 26.0 1.5 -5 5 The culms are yellow with multiple green grooves A2 B7 BA BB BE BH BM BQ C4 C5 D1 E0 7.9 3.8 -20 running the length of each internode; rare. G1 G3 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 N0 O0 S3 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 American Bamboo Society 24 2013 Source List #33

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. aureosulcata 'Harbin 26.0 1.5 -5 5 Yell ow culms with fine green striping, no grooves A2 B7 BA BB BH BM BU C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 H3 K0 M0 M2 N0 O0 S1 T4 T5 W0 W2 Inversa' 7.9 3.8 -20 other than the sulcus. It has a beautiful orange/crimson highlight for a while in the spring when grown in full sun. P. a ureosulcata 30.0 2.0 -5 5 Has a green groove; probably synonymous with BA C5 O0 T4 'Pekinensis' 9.1 5.1 -20 P. aureosulcata 'Alata'. P. aureosulcata 26.0 1.5 -5 5 The culms are yellow with a green groove, just A0 A1 A2 B1 B4 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH 7.9 3.8 -20 opposite of the typical form. Smaller in hottest BM BN BO BQ BU BW BY BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 'Spectabilis' E0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 GREEN GROOVE areas. M1 M2 M3 N0 O0 O1 P1 S1 S2 S3 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 T7 W0 W2 P. aurita 20.0 1.0 Strong culms with hairy shoots. BA C5 O0 T4 Y0 2.1 2.5

P. bambusoides 72.0 6.0 5 5 The most utilized bamboo in Japan where it is A0 A1 B1 B4 B7 BA BB BD BE BH BI BK 21.9 15.2 -15 valued for its large straight thick-walled culms. BM BQ BT BW BY BZ C4 C5 D1 D2 G1 G2 GIANT JAPANESE G3 H1 H2 H3 I0 J0 L0 L1 M0 M3 O0 P1 S1 TIMBER, MADAKE Flowered extensively in the 1970's and many S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 plants died. Most plants have regained their vegetative vigor. P. bambusoides 25.0 1.8 5 5 Apricot fading to white leaf variegation is BA BE BM C5 D1 G1 G3 S1 S4 T2 T4 W0 'Albovariegata' 7.6 4.5 -15 startling in the spring, but it fades by the end of the year. Culms green. P. bambusoides 'Allgold' 35.0 2.0 5 5 The culms are entirely golden yellow except for B1 B4 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH BM BN BQ 10.7 5.1 -15 an occasional thin green stripe. BY BZ C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 L0 L1 M0 M3 O0 O1 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T7 W0 P. bambusoides 35.0 2.0 5 5 Golden yellow culms with green grooves and A0 A1 A2 B1 B4 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH 10.7 5.1 -15 stripes. An occasional leaf is striped in cream. It BK BM BN BO BQ BX BY BZ C4 C5 D2 F1 'Castillon' G1 G2 G3 H3 J0 L0 L1 M0 M3 O0 O1 P1 S1 died due to flowering, and a new clone with less S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 leaf variegation, sometimes called 'McClure's Castillon', has been introduced. P. bambusoides 35.0 2.0 5 5 This is the complement of the above; culms are B1 B4 BA BB BF BH BM BN BQ BY C5 G1 'Castillon Inversa' 10.7 5.1 -15 green with yellow grooves. G3 H3 L0 M0 P1 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 P. bambusoides 'Golden 12.0 1.0 5 5 Shrublike with golden leaves and culms. T4 T5 Dwarf' 3.7 2.5 -15 P. bambusoides 'Job's 50.0 4.0 5 5 Culm sheaths with upper-central burgundy spots. T4 T5 Spots' 15.2 10.2 -15 P. bambusoides 20.0 2.0 5 5 Culms and foliage leaves have yellow stripes. BA BB BY G3 S4 T4 T5 W0 'Kawadana' 6.1 5.1 -15 P. bambusoides 'Marliac' 25.0 1.5 5 5 A form with wrinkled culms due to numerous A2 BA BB BF BH BK BM BW BY C4 C5 G3 7.6 3.8 -15 longitudinal grooves running the length of each H3 M0 M3 S1 S4 T4 T5 W0 internode on all sides of the culm. A rare ornamental. P. bambusoides 'Ribleaf' 50.0 4.0 5 5 Leaves short, wide and ribbed along the parallel S1 T4 T5 15.2 10.2 -15 venation. P. bambusoides 'Richard 35.0 2.0 5 5 Sport from base of 'Castillonis' with dramatic B4 BA BH BU BY F1 H3 S1 S2 T4 T5 W0 Haubrich' 10.7 5.1 -15 green stripes on white leaves, slow grower. Bamboo 23: 7. 2002 P. bambusoides 'Slender 48.0 3.0 0 5 Smaller than regular P. bambusoides with culms BA BB BF BH BM BQ BY BZ C5 D2 F1 G2 H3 J0 L0 O0 S4 T2 T4 W0 Crookstem' 14.6 7.6 -18 that often show a marked zigzag of lower internodes.

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. bambu soides 48.0 3.0 5 5 The leaves have light green stripes on a dark BA BM BQ G1 S1 S4 T4 W0 'Subvariegata' 14.6 7.6 -15 green background. P. bambusoides 5 Culms marked with elliptical purplish-brown BA BB BE BF BM BY G1 G2 H1 L0 M3 S4 T1 T2 T4 W0 'Tanakae' -15 spots. P. bambusoides 'White 48.0 3.0 0 5 The older culms are covered with white powder. B7 BF BM C4 G2 L0 M3 O0 S4 T4 Crookstem' 14.6 7.6 -18 P. bissetii 40.0 2.0 -10 5 A vigorously growing species whose culms are A0 A1 A2 B1 BA BB BE BH BK BM BO BQ 12.2 5.1 -23 somewhat darker green than "golden bamboo." It BU BW BY C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 E0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H2 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M2 M3 N0 O0 is one of the first species of the genus to shoot in S1 S2 S3 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 spring. P. bissetii 'Dwarf' 18.0 1.0 -10 5 Differs by being smaller, and having whitish A2 B3 BA BB BH BM BO C5 H3 J0 L0 M0 5.5 2.5 -23 patches on the culms; hardier, perhaps. M2 M3 N0 O0 S3 S4 T4 T6 P. dulcis 40.0 2.8 0 5 Arching culms. Named because its shoots are A1 A2 B1 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH BM BN 12.2 7.1 -18 particularly free of any acrid taste. BO BQ BX BZ C4 C5 D0 D2 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 SWEETSHOOT H2 H3 J0 L0 M0 M3 N0 O0 O1 S2 S4 T1 T2 BAMBOO T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 P. edulis 75.0 7.0 5 5 Largest of the hardy bamboos. Young culms are A0 A2 B1 B4 B7 B9 BA BB BD BE BF BH 22.9 17.8 -15 covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. The BM BU BY BZ C4 C5 D1 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 J0 MOSO L0 M0 M1 M3 O0 S1 S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 most used bamboo in China, used for food, Y0 timber, paper, plywood, flooring. P. edulis 'Anderson' 75.0 7.0 -6 5 From the grove at Anderson, SC. Hardy to -6 F. BA BE BI BQ G2 H2 J0 L0 M3 O0 S4 T2 T4 22.9 17.8 -21

P. edulis 'Bicolor' 75.0 7.0 5 5 Yellow culms with green sulcus. B4 BA BE BU BY F1 T4 22.9 17.8 -15

P. edulis 'Goldstripe' 75.0 7.0 5 5 A Moso seedling that shows gold striation. B4 BA BM J0 L0 S4 T4 T5 22.9 17.8 -15

P. edulis 'Heterocycla' 5 This is the famous Tortoise Shell Bamboo, with B4 BA BE BI BM BU L0 T4 -15 node s slanted alternately in opposite directions. In Japan it is called Kikkochiku. P. elegans 32.0 2.3 0 5 The species is highly regarded for its shoots. In B7 BA BE BM C5 D0 D1 G2 L0 M3 O0 S4 9.8 5.8 -18 spring it is one of the first species of the genus to T2 T4 Y0 shoot. P. flexuosa 31.0 2.8 0 5 Named because some of the culms show a distinct BA BE BM BO BQ BY C5 D1 E0 G2 J0 L0 9.5 7.1 -18 zigzag pattern. One form is hardy to -8 ¦ F. M3 O0 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 P. flexuosa 'Kimmei' 31.0 2.8 0 5 Like the type, but striped with yellow. BA O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 W0 9.5 7.1 -18

P. glauca 34.0 2.0 0 5 Named for blue -white powder that completely B7 BA BB BE BH BM BN BQ D0 G2 J0 L0 10.4 5.1 -18 covers young culms. In China, grows as large as M0 M3 O0 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 P. bambusoides. P. glauca 'Notso' 34.0 2.0 -2 5 Similar to the species, except young culms do not BM D0 F0 N0 O0 T4 10.4 5.1 -19 have the blue glaucous color. May take lower temperatures. P. glauca 'Yunzhu' 34.0 2.0 0 5 Has purplish-black spots or ovals on the culms. B4 BA BB BE BM C5 F0 G3 L0 N0 S4 T4 T5 10.4 5.1 -18 W2

P. heteroclada 33.0 1.5 -11 5 Larger, more erect, and less zigzag than P. h. B7 BA BE BM BN BW BY C5 D0 D1 F0 G1 WATER BAMBOO 10.1 3.8 -24 'Purpurata'. G2 J0 M0 N0 O0 S1 S4 T4 T6 W0

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. heteroclada 18.0 0.8 5 5 The slender, zigzag culms often bend to the ground A2 B7 BA BF BH BM BN BO BW BY C4 D0 5.5 2.0 -15 under the weight of rain or in a strong wind. Air E0 F0 F1 G2 H3 J0 M1 O0 S2 S4 T4 T5 W0 'Purpurata' W2 channels in rhizomes permit growth in wet locations. P. heteroclada 24.0 1.3 -5 5 Similar to the above except that culms are solid A1 A2 B3 B7 BA BE BM C5 D0 F0 J0 L0 M3 'Solidstem' 7.3 3.3 -20 below. N0 O0 S4 T2 T4 W0 P. hispida 11.0 1.5 Short culms, with densely packed hairs like P. B3 BM C5 N0 O0 T4 3.4 3.8 edulis (Moso). P. humilis 20.0 1.0 3 5 One of the smallest members of the genus, it is A2 B9 BA BB BE BF BH BM BN BQ BV 6.1 2.5 -16 widely cultivated in Japan. Culms darken with age. BW BY C4 C5 D0 G1 G3 H3 L0 M0 M3 N0 O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 P. incarnata 40.0 3.0 -10 5 Culms sheaths are purple. Culms are olive green. BM G1 M1 S1 T4 W0 12.2 7.6 -24

P. iridescens 40.0 2.8 3 5 Some internodes near base have yellow striping. BA BB BE BH BM BQ BY C5 M0 O0 S4 T2 12.2 7.1 -16 Sweet shoots, used for timber. T4 W0 P. kwangsiensis 5 Resembles P. edulis (Moso) with hairy young BA C5 F1 G1 L0 T1 T4 W0 Y0 culms. It is said to grow better in areas with cool summers. P. lithophila 8 5 Like P. makinoi but with paler shoots, smaller culm BA BB BM C4 C5 G1 O0 T4 -13 sheath blades and leaf sheaths with sparse or no oral setae. P. lofushanensis 15.0 1.0 Shorter than most Phyllostachys. Prominent nodes. BM C5 G1 O0 T4 4.6 2.5

P. makinoi 60.0 3.0 0 5 Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish B9 BA BD BE BH BM BN C5 D0 F0 G1 G2 18.3 7.6 -18 powder. G3 H1 H3 J0 L0 M3 N0 O0 S4 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 P. mannii 'Decora' 30.0 2.5 -5 5 From the Yangtze valley and adjacent areas of A0 A1 A2 B3 BA BB BD BE BH BM BN BO 9.1 6.4 -20 China. In China, it is called the Beautiful Bamboo. C4 C5 D0 D1 F0 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 L0 M0 M3 N0 O0 S1 S2 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 One of the best performers under stress of desert heat, cold, and drought in Nevada. Now considered to be conspecific with P. mannii 'Mannii'. P. mannii 'Mannii' 25.0 2.0 0 5 First identified in northern India, but extends in BA BH BM BY C5 H3 L0 O0 S4 T4 Y0 MANNII 7.6 5.1 -18 range to southern China. Shoots in April; slightly astringent. Culms tough, durable, easy to split. P. meyeri 33.0 2.0 0 5 Similar in appearance to P. aurea but without the B7 BA BB BE BH BM BN BO BQ BZ C5 D1 10.1 5.1 -18 short internodes. F0 G1 G3 H1 H3 J0 L0 L1 O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 T6 W0 P. nidularia 33.0 1.5 5 5 Distinctive, very prominent culm nodes. The shoots A0 A2 B3 BA BB BH BM BQ BY C4 C5 D0 10.1 3.8 -15 are exceptionally free of acrid taste. F0 G1 G2 G3 H3 J0 L0 M0 O0 S4 T4 T5 W0 P. nidularia 'Farcta' 33.0 1.5 5 5 The culms are solid or nearly so. BA BE BM C5 D0 G3 M1 M3 O0 S4 T4 W0 10.1 3.8 -15

P. nidularia 33.0 1.5 0 5 Same, except it lacks the shaggy hairs on the culm B6 BA BM D0 O0 S4 T4 T6 'Smoothsheath' 10.1 3.8 -18 leaf sheaths and sheath scars found on the typical form. P. nigra 30.0 2.0 5 5 Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one A0 A1 A2 B1 B4 B6 B7 B9 BA BB BD BE 9.1 5.1 -15 year. Popular because of its grace ful habit and the BH BK BM BN BP BQ BT BU BW BX BY BLACK BAMBOO BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F0 F1 F3 G1 G2 G3 H1 sharp accent of its culm color. Said to grow larger in H2 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M1 M3 N1 O0 O1 northern climates. It is not clear whether there is P1 S1 S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 significant difference between some of the cultivars.

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. nigra 'Bory' 50.0 3.0 0 5 Differs from the above by growing larger. Culms A0 A2 B4 B7 BA BB BD BE BF BH BK BM 15.2 7.6 -18 blotched with black, never completely black. BN BQ BW BY C4 C5 D0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 SNAKESKIN, H2 H3 I0 J0 L0 L1 M0 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 S4 LEOPARD-SKIN T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 BAMBOO P. nigra 'Daikokuchiku' 57.0 3.3 5 5 A clone from California , claimed to be larger than A0 A2 B3 B6 B7 BA BD BF BH BI BM BN 17.4 8.4 -15 the type, with culms supposedly turning black BQ BX BY BZ C4 D1 G2 H3 I0 J0 M0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 W0 more rapidly than other clones. P. nigra 'Hale' 20.0 1.5 0 4 Similar to the type, but smaller and hardier. A1 A2 B4 B6 B7 BA BH BM BQ BU C4 C5 6.1 3.8 -18 Culms turn black almost immediately. E0 F0 G1 H3 J0 L0 M0 M3 O0 S1 S2 S3 S4 T4 T6 W0 P. nigra 'Henon' 65.0 4.5 0 5 Culms totally green, usually much larger than A0 A1 A2 B1 B7 B9 BA BB BE BF BH BI 19.8 11.4 -18 Black bamboo.Distinctive culms are rough to the BK BM BN BO BQ BW BX BY BZ C4 C5 D0 D2 F0 F1 F3 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 I0 J0 touch and whitish green. K0 L0 M0 M2 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 P. nigr a 'Megurochiku' 54.0 3.5 3 5 Green, similar to 'Henon' but the culm grooves are A2 B7 BA BB BE BF BH BM BN BQ BW 16.5 8.9 -16 brown or purplish-black. BY C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F1 G3 H3 I0 J0 L0 M0 M3 O0 S1 S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 W2 P. nigra 'Mejiro' 50.0 3.0 0 5 Like 'Bory' but with paler sulcus BA BM C5 G1 T4 15.2 7.6 -18

P. nigra 'Muchisasa' 12.0 1.0 5 5 The culms turn brownish-black, not dense BM O0 S1 T4 T6 3.7 2.5 -15 purplish black. P. nigra 'Othello' 20.0 2.0 5 5 Culms very black, tightly packed together in B7 BH H3 M0 O0 T4 W0 6.1 5.1 -15 clumps, turn early from green to black. P. nigra 'Punctata' 60.0 4.0 5 5 A large form. Culms are spotted in the first year, BH BM BN C5 D0 G1 H3 M0 O0 S4 T2 T4 18.3 10.2 -15 purplish in the second, and black the third. T5 P. nigra 'Shimadake' 54.0 3.5 0 5 Similar to Henon but with occasional brown B7 BA BB BE BF BM BN BQ BW C4 C5 G2 16.5 8.9 -18 vertical stripes on the culm after the first year. H3 O0 S1 S4 T2 T4 T5 W0 P. nig ra 'Tosaensis' 30.0 1.5 5 3 Like Bory but with 1 or 2 long brown spots per O0 S1 S4 T4 W0 9.1 3.8 -15 internode, leaves sometimes variegated. P. nuda 34.0 1.8 -10 5 Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. A0 A1 A2 BA BB BE BF BH BM BN BO BQ 10.4 4.6 -23 New culms are dark green and powde ry. Not BW BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 E0 F0 G1 G2 G3 H2 H3 J0 K0 L0 M1 M2 M3 N0 N1 O0 O1 S1 S2 S4 tolerant of winter winds. P. nuda is the true "stone T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 bamboo". P. nuda 'Localis' 34.0 1.8 -10 5 Similar, internodes near the base are blotched, BA BB BM C5 F0 K0 N0 O0 T4 T5 10.4 4.6 -23 spotted, or striped purple. Blotches show at 6 -12 months. P. parvifolia 40.0 4.0 0 5 Small leaves make this a shining star. Culms have BA BH BM G1 H3 M0 M1 N0 O0 S1 S2 T4 12.2 10.2 -18 powdered rings under nodes, like P. nuda. From a distance resembles P. nigra 'Henon', but the culms are comparatively thicker and the leaves are smaller. P. platyglossa 26.0 1.5 0 5 Mature culms have long internodes. Grown for B1 BA BB BH BM C5 D0 H3 L0 N0 O0 S1 7.9 3.8 -18 its shoots in China. Timber inferior. S4 T1 T4 T5 W0 P. praecox 33.0 2.0 5 5 Young culms dark green, purplish nodes. Grown BA BE BH BM C5 H3 L0 N0 O0 S2 S4 T4 10.1 5.1 -15 for its shoots in China. P. praecox 'Prevernalis' 33.0 2.0 5 5 The middle of internodes are smaller in diameter BA BM BX G2 M3 O0 T4 10.1 5.1 -15 than the ends.

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. praecox 'Viridisulcata' 33.0 2.0 5 5 Yellow culm with green sulcus and few green BA BM C5 F1 O0 T4 10.1 5.1 -15 stripes, shoots yellowish, some leaves have yellow stripes. P. prominens 33.0 2.8 Extremely winter-hard and sturdy bamboo with BA O0 T4 10.0 7.0 very thick-walled Stems P. propinqua 30.0 2.0 0 5 Reintroduced to U.S. from China via Germany. BF BM BQ G2 L0 O0 S4 T4 9.1 5.1 -18 Hardier than most others of the genus. P. propinqua 'Beijing' -10 Shoots are gray, leaves larger. Reported to take BA BM C5 D0 F0 G1 N0 O0 S3 T4 -23 temperatures down to -15F, grows faster than the type. P. robustiramea 30.0 2.5 10 5 Small bamboo, usually only 10 feet tall and 1 inch BM O0 T4 9.1 6.4 -12 thick. P. rubromarginata 60.0 3.0 -5 5 Noted for its good quality wood and edible A0 B1 B3 B7 BA BD BE BF BH BM BN BO 18.3 7.6 -21 shoots, it tolerates cold, dry winds. Tests in BQ BT BV BW BX BY BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 E0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 J0 L0 M0 M2 M3 Alabama showed it to be superior in culm N0 O0 O1 S1 S2 S3 S4 T0 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 production and cold tolerance. W2 P. stimulosa 25.0 1.5 -5 5 Prominent nodes. Native to Zhejiang Province, BA BB BM C5 G3 L0 O0 S4 T4 T6 7.6 3.8 -21 China. P. varioauriculata 13.0 1.0 New introduction BM N0 O0 S1 T1 T4 Black bamboo 4.0 2.5 P. viola scens 20.0 2.0 0 5 Culms blackish-violet at first, sometimes striped A2 BA BB BE BF BH BM BQ BY C4 C5 D1 6.1 5.1 -18 with violet. Sheaths deep purple. G3 J0 L0 M0 O0 P1 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 P. virella 30.0 2.0 New introduction N0 O0 Green skin bamboo 9.3 5.0 P. viridiglaucescens 35.0 2.0 -5 5 The culms grow very straight and the wood is of BE BM BO BQ F0 J0 O0 S4 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 10.7 5.1 -21 excellent quality. P. viridis 47.0 3.3 0 5 A large species, high quality wood, excellent A1 B7 BD BF BM BN BQ C5 D0 F0 G1 G2 14.3 8.4 -18 shoots. Culms feel somewhat rough due to tiny G3 H2 J0 L0 O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 indentations. P. viridis 'Houzeau' 45.0 3.0 0 5 Differs by having culms that are green with a B1 B7 BD BE BF BK BM BN BQ BY C4 F0 13.7 7.6 -18 yellow groove. G2 G3 J0 L0 M0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 W0 P. viridis 'Robert Young' 40.0 3.0 5 5 The culms and branches soon turn from sulfur A0 A1 A2 B1 B3 B7 B9 BA BD BE BF BH 12.2 7.6 -15 green to old gold. Longitudinal green stripes of BK BM BN BO BQ BX BY BZ C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H2 H3 I0 J0 L0 L1 M0 variable width mark many internodes. M3 O0 S1 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 P. vivax 70.0 5.0 5 5 Resembles P. bambusoides except that the culms A0 A1 A2 B4 B7 BA BB BE BF BG BH BI 21.3 12.7 -15 have thinner walls and a white powdery band BK BM BN BO BQ BT BW BY BZ C4 C5 D0 VIVAX D1 D2 E0 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 I0 J0 beneath each node at sheath-fall. Gray-green K0 L0 M0 M3 O0 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 when mature. T6 W0 W2 Y0 P. vivax 'Aureocaulis' 70.0 5.0 5 5 The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green A0 A1 A2 B1 B4 B7 B9 BA BB BD BE BF 21.3 12.7 -15 stripes. BH BM BN BO BQ BT BU BY BZ C4 C5 D1 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 M0 M1 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 W2 P. vivax 'Black Spot' 70.0 5.0 5 5 The culms have black spots. BA BY C5 T4 W0 21.3 12.7 -15

P. vivax 'Huangwenzhu' 70.0 5.0 0 5 Internodes green with yellow groove. From B1 B4 B7 BA BE BH BM BQ BX BY C4 C5 21.3 12.7 -18 Henon. More frost resistant than the type. D1 F0 G1 G2 H3 L0 O0 S1 T4 W0

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PHYLLOSTACHYS P. vivax 'Huangwenzhu 70.0 5.0 5 5 The internodes are yellow with a green groove B4 BA BH BM BQ BU BY C5 D1 F1 G1 H3 S1 S2 S4 T4 W0 Inversa' 21.3 12.7 -15

PLEIOBLASTUS Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm sheaths. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. P. akebono 2.0 0.3 10 3 The small leaves, no more than 3 inches long by A2 B6 BA BH C5 G1 G3 H3 M0 O0 P1 S1 S4 0.6 0.8 -12 1/2 inch wide, are often green shading to white to T4 T5 W0 the tips. P. amarus 16.0 0.8 0 3 Young culms are heavily pruinose; used for BD BE BM O0 T4 T5 4.9 2.0 -18 umbrellas in China. P. argenteostriatus 3.0 0.3 10 2 The green leaves, which are more or less striped B1 BA BH BM BO BQ BW BY C4 C5 D0 D2 0.9 0.8 -12 with white or yellow, are hairless on both G3 H1 H3 J0 M0 O0 P1 S1 S4 T4 T5 T6 W0 surfaces. P. chino 10.0 0.8 5 3-5 A medium size bamboo native to Japan. BA BE BF BM BW BY C5 G3 M2 N0 O0 S4 3.1 2.0 -15 T4 W0 Y0

P. chino 'Angustifolia' 10.0 0.8 10 3 Distinguished by very narrow leaves, 1/4" x 5". BH BM G3 H3 O0 S1 S4 T4 W0 3.1 2.0 -12

P. chino 'Elegantissimus' 10.0 0.8 10 3 Leaf blades narrow and frequently white stripes B1 BA BM BQ D0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T4 W0 3.1 2.0 -12 mottled with green dots. May be same as angustifolia. P. chino 'Kimmei' 10.0 0.8 10 3 Leaves and culms have yellow stripes. BA BH BM BN BQ BY C5 G1 H3 O0 S1 T1 3.1 2.0 -12 T4 T5 W0

P. chino 10.0 0.8 10 3 Leaves are highly variegated with white stripes; B1 B7 BA BB BH BM BQ C4 C5 G1 G2 H3 L0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 'Murakamianus' 3.1 2.0 -12 some are totally white. On average 25% of the leaf is green. P. chino ' Vaginatus 6.0 0.5 10 3 Differs from the type by its smaller, narrower, B7 BA BB BH BM BQ BX BY C4 C5 G1 G2 1.8 1.3 -12 white striped leaves, which are hairless on both G3 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M2 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 Variegatus' T5 T6 W0 surfaces. The rhizomes run deep in the ground. P. distichus 2.0 0.2 0 3 Branchlets bear tiny, two ranked leaves which are A1 B9 BA BF BH BM BO BQ BY C4 C5 G3 0.6 0.5 -18 often only 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. A good H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M3 O0 P1 S1 S2 S4 T2 T4 DWARF FERN LEAF T5 T6 W0 ground cover or container plant. P. distichus 'Mini' 1.0 0.2 0 3 Like the above, but only 8-12" high. A2 B1 B7 BA BE BH BM BO C5 G2 H3 J0 0.3 0.5 -18 L0 M3 N0 O0 S1 S4 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0

P. fortunei 4.0 0.2 10 2 Dwarf variegated bamboo. Leaves keep their A2 B1 B7 BA BD BF BG BH BM BQ BY C4 1.2 0.5 -12 white stripes through the year, softly hairy on the C5 G1 G3 H1 H3 I0 J0 K0 L0 M0 M1 M2 M3 DWARF WHITESTRIPE O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 lower surface. Aka P. variegatus. P. gauntl ettii 3.0 0.3 0 3 The slender, dwarf culms stand stiffly erect. BM O0 S4 T4 0.9 0.8 -18 Leaves about 7 inches long by 3/4 inch wide. P. gramineus 12.0 0.5 5 4 The long rather narrow leaves are grass-like in BA BE BF BM BN BQ BY C4 C5 G2 G3 J0 3.7 1.3 -15 appearance. L0 M2 O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 P. gramineus 12.0 4.0 5 3 Tillering culms are distorted with spiraling B7 BM C5 S1 S4 T4 W0 'Monstrispiralis' 3.7 10.2 -15 internodes, single ones normal. P. hindsii 15.0 1.0 0 4 Similar to P. gramineus, but with wider, more BA BE BF BH BM BQ C4 C5 G3 H3 L0 M0 4.6 2.5 -18 erect leaves. O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 W0 Y0 P. humilis 7.0 0.3 0 3 An attractive dwarf with dark green leaves. An BF BH BM BQ BW BY C4 G3 H3 J0 L0 M0 2.1 0.8 -18 aggressive runner good for erosion control. O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 T6 W0 Y0 American Bamboo Society 30 2013 Source List #33

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PLEIOBLASTUS P. humilis 4.0 0.1 -10 4 Introduced to this country by Gerald Bol in about BA BQ G1 M0 T4 W0 'Albovariegatus' 1.2 0.3 -23 1994-5, and assumed to be a variety of Pl. humilis, this plant has brightly striped leaves, 50- 50 white and green. P. humilis 'Variegatus' 4.0 0.1 0 3 An attractive dwarf with dark green leaves. BM C5 O0 T2 T4 W0 1.2 0.3 -18 Striped. P. juxianensis 22.0 1.3 0 5 From Zhejiang, China. Culms used for making BM C5 D0 O0 T2 T4 JUXIAN BITTER B. 6.7 3.2 -18 umbrella stalk. White ring below nodes. P. kodzumae 9.5 0.8 New Introduction BM O0 T4 2.9 1.9

P. kongosanensis 6.0 0.4 5 4 Dark green leaves. BA BH BM H3 J0 O0 P1 T4 1.8 1.0 -15

P. kongosanensis 6.0 0.4 5 4 The culms are densely hairy except for the nodes BQ O0 T4 W0 'Akibensis' 1.8 1.0 -15 which have only a few hairs. P. kongosanensis 6.0 0.4 5 4 The dark green leaves have an occasional golden BA BM C5 G2 L0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 T6 'Aureostriatus' 1.8 1.0 -15 stripe and are covered with soft hairs on their W0 lower surface. P. linearis 14.0 1.0 10 5 A native of Taiwan, a vigorous runner with long, B3 BA BD BE BF BM BQ BY C4 C5 G3 J0 4.3 2.5 -12 narrow, grass-like leaves. L0 M1 M3 O0 S1 T1 T4 T5 W0 P. linearis 'Nana' 4.0 0.5 10 5 Shorter, with narrower leaves. BM BQ G3 H3 M0 T4 W0 1.2 1.3 -12

P. nagashima 7.0 0.3 -5 3-5 A dwarf Japanese bamboo, usually grows no BA BM D0 O0 T4 2.1 0.8 -21 more than 2 feet tall. P. oleosus 16.0 1.3 0 5 Similar to Brachystachyum densiflorum var. BM D0 L0 N0 O0 S4 T4 4.9 3.3 -18 villosum but with culm leaf sheath margins greenish ciliate. P. pygmaeus 2.0 0.1 0 3 Similar to P. distichus except that the leaves are A2 B7 BA BE BH BM BW C4 C5 F1 G1 G2 0.6 0.3 -18 hairy below. Other small bamboos are often sold H3 J0 L0 L1 M0 M2 M3 O0 O1 P1 S1 S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 under this name. P. pygmaeus 6.0 0.1 0 3 Similar to P. distichus and P. pygmaeus but taller B7 BM C4 C5 G2 L0 M2 M3 O0 S1 S4 T2 T4 W0 'Ramosissimus' 1.8 0.3 -18 and hardier. P. shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' 9.0 0.3 -5 3 A vigorous growing dwarf with rather small, BA BB BE BH BM BQ BY C4 C5 G1 G3 H3 2.7 0.8 -21 white striped leaves. J0 K0 L0 M0 M2 M3 O0 O1 P1 S1 S4 T1 T2 UEDA-ZASA T4 T5 T6 W0 P. simonii 20.0 1.5 5 4 A medium size hardy bamboo that produces B6 BA BD BE BF BM BN BQ BY C5 D0 G1 MEDAKE 6.1 3.8 -15 straight culms which are useful for many G3 H2 J0 L0 M0 M2 M3 O0 S4 T2 T4 T5 W0 purposes. P. simonii 'Variegatus' 20.0 1.5 5 4 Has some leaves variegated. Leaves on a culm BA BE BF BM BY C5 G1 G2 G3 J0 K0 L0 6.1 3.8 -15 may be different typesù broad, narrow, green, or M0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T2 T4 T6 W0 white striped. P. sp. 'Greenstripe' 1.5 New Introduction O0 T4 0.5

P. viridistriatus 3.0 0.3 0 2 The new leaves in spring are golden-yellow with A1 B1 B7 BA BD BE BF BH BM BO BQ BY 0.9 0.8 -18 green stripes, about 7 by 1.5 inch, densely hairy C4 C5 D0 E0 G1 G2 G3 H1 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 DWARF GREEN M1 M2 M3 O0 O1 S1 S2 S3 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 STRIPE on the lower surface. Old culms should be mowed T5 T6 W0 in winter making way for brilliant new growth in spring.

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PLEIOBLASTUS P. viridistriatus 3.0 0.3 0 2 Same as Pl. viridistriatus, except that the leaves B1 BA BE BH BM BQ C4 C5 G1 G3 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M2 M3 O0 P1 S1 S4 T2 T4 T5 W0 'Chrysophyllus' 0.9 0.8 -18 are yellow with only very faint green stripes. P. xestrophyllus 6.0 0.4 0 Up to 6 ft tall, 3/8" thick, furry culms. Grows O0 S4 T4 1.8 1.0 -18 wild in Honshu; leaves green. May be a form of P. nagashima.

PSEUDOSASA Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. P. amabilis 50.0 2.5 15 5 The culms are straight, thick walled, non- B1 B3 B7 BA BE BH BM BQ C5 D0 G2 G3 15.2 6.4 -9 prominent nodes, valued for its wood. Used for H2 J0 L0 M0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 W0 TONKIN CANE, TEA Y0 STICK split bamboo fishing poles, decorative wood trim. Native to a very small area of China. P. cantori 16.0 1.3 0 3 New from China. Even joints with black waxy BA BM C4 C5 G3 L0 M0 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 4.9 3.3 -18 ring above and below nodes. Used for furniture. P. guanxianensis 11.0 0.5 New introduction from Ch ina. BM M0 O0 T4 3.4 1.5

P. japonica 18.0 0.8 5 3-5 Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot A1 A2 B1 B6 B7 B9 BA BC BD BE BF BG 5.5 2.0 -15 long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most BH BM BN BO BQ BT BU BW BX BY BZ ARROW BAMBOO C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 F0 F1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 (YADAKE) other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M1 M2 M3 N1 O0 O1 P0 P1 culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. S1 S2 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 W2 Y0 P. japonica 'Akebono' 18.0 0.8 5 3 Leaves are green at the base, shade to yellow- BA BM BY C5 G2 G3 M0 O0 S1 T4 T5 W0 5.5 2.0 -15 white at the tips. P. japonica 'Akebono - 18.0 0.8 5 3 Leaves similar to 'Akebono' except that green BA BM BX C4 C5 G3 T4 W0 suji' 5.5 2.0 -15 stripes also run from base to tip of the leaves. P. japonica 18.0 0.8 5 3 Differs only in having three branches at the node BA BM BQ L0 O0 S1 S4 T4 W0 'Pleioblastoides' 5.5 2.0 -15 instead of just one. P. japonica 18.0 0.8 5 3 Similar to the type except that the culm internodes A1 A2 B7 B9 BA BE BF BH BK BM BN BQ 5.5 2.0 -15 tend to be swollen, in shape somewhat like a BX C4 C5 D0 D1 D2 G1 G2 G3 H1 H3 J0 L0 'Tsutsumiana' L1 M0 M3 O0 P1 S1 S4 T0 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 GREEN ONION green onion. W0 BAMBOO P. japonica 'Variegata' 18.0 0.8 5 3 Similar to the type, but with white stripes on the BA BH BM C5 G1 M3 O0 T1 T4 W0 5.5 2.0 -15 leaves. P. longiligula 26.0 1.7 0 3 Thick tall culms with even nodes, used in China BA BM C5 G3 O0 S1 T4 T5 7.9 4.3 -18 for furniture making. P. owatarii 3.0 0.3 0 3 Endemic to Yakushima, a small island in Japan. BA BM BU C4 C5 G3 M0 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 0.9 0.8 -18 Form 'pygmaea' is only a few inches tall. T6 W0 P. usawai 16.0 0.8 10 3 From Taiwan where it grows at elevations up to BA BH BQ C5 G3 O0 S1 S4 T4 T5 W0 4.9 2.0 -12 about 4,000 feet. P. viridula 18.0 0.8 5 3 Long wide green leaves. BM C4 C5 G3 M0 M1 O0 T4 T5 5.5 2.0 -15

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RADDIA Small herbaceous clump-forming bamboos. Leaves numerous, often in crowded ladder-like complements. Exhibit sleep movements, leaves fold upwards at night or under moisture or temperature stress. R. brasiliensis 2.0 3 Flowers frequently, although spikelets 0.6 inconspicuous. Needs constant water, good drainage, and chelated iron. R. distichophylla 1.0 Fern-like leaves, up to 20 pairs of leaves. Thrives 0.3 in cultivation. Small (no height spec available).

RHIPIDOCLADUM A genus of American clumping bamboos which grow from Mexico to Argentina, at low to moderate elevations. R. pittieri 30.0 0.4 They arch and droop forming graceful curtains of W0 9.1 1.0 foliage over canyon walls, on wet cliffs in Costa Rica. R. racemiflorum 15.0 1.0 26 Slender climbing culms; tips hang down as long T5 4.6 2.5 -3 vines carrying tufts of small light green leaves.

SAROCALAMUS A genus of small to medium-sized running Sino-Himalayan mountain bamboos with few , erect branches. S. faberi 3.0 0.3 -4 From Sichuan. Superficially similar to BA W0 0.9 0.8 -20 Arundinaria tecta but with more delicate leaves. S. fangianus 5.0 0.4 10 3 Very similar to S. faberi and may be synonymous. BA C5 M0 W0 1.5 1.0 -12

SASA Running species, dwarf or up to 6 feet tall, with at most one branch per node. The leaves are usually large. S. cernua 2.5 New Introduction. BA C5 O0 T4 0.8

S. gracillima 2.5 BM C4 O0 T4 0.8

S. hayatae 1.0 0.3 0 2 Shorter, with leaves to 6 ins long rather than 10 BA C5 G3 L0 M3 T4 T5 0.3 0.8 -18 ins. Was incorrectly identified as S. veitchii 'Minor' S. kagamiana 6.0 0.3 0 2 Leaves to a foot long and 21/4 inches wide, 4 to 9 BM O0 T4 1.8 0.8 -18 at branch ends. S. kagamiana ssp. 2.0 0.1 0 2 Dwarf subspecies of the above; leaves 2 or 3 at T4 yoshinoi 0.6 0.3 -18 the ends of culms and branches. S. kurilensis 10.0 0.8 0 2 One of the most widely distributed bamboos in BA BH BM BY C5 G1 G3 H3 L0 O0 S1 S3 3.1 2.0 -18 Japan. Its native range extends to 50¦ north on T4 T6 W0 Sakhalin Island, Russia. S. kurilensis 'Simofuri' 6.0 0.5 0 2 Same, except that the leaves are variegated with BA BH BM BQ BY C4 C5 G1 G3 H3 J0 L0 SIMOFURI 1.8 1.3 -18 many fine white stripes. A very attractive M0 O0 S2 S4 T1 T4 T5 W0 W2 ornamental. S. megalophylla 6.0 0.3 0 2 Leaves up to 10" long. Native to most of Japan, BM C5 N0 O0 S4 T4 W0 1.8 0.8 -18 Sakhalin, and the Kuriles. S. nagimontana 2.0 0.2 -5 2 Large dark green leaves. From Mt. Nagi in Japan. BH BM BQ G3 H3 O0 T4 T5 W0 0.6 0.5 -21 Hairy culm sheaths. S. nipponica (hort.) 2.0 0.1 8 2 Nodes prominent; large leaves. From Pacific BA M3 N0 O0 S4 T4 0.6 0.3 -13 coast of Japan. Low-growing; variegated green/white.

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SASA S. oshidensis 6.0 0.3 -2 3 A vigorous growing dwarf bamboo that tolerates BA BM BQ N0 O0 T4 T6 W0 1.8 0.8 -19 both cold and heat. S. palmata 7.0 0.5 5 2 The thick, leathery leaves are up to 15 inches long A0 B1 B6 B7 B9 BA BE BF BH BM BN BQ 2.1 1.3 -15 by 21/2 inches wide. It does well in pots, looks BU BW BY C4 C5 G1 G2 G3 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M2 M3 N0 N1 O0 O1 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 best when grown in the shade. Grows taller in T4 T5 T6 T7 W0 W2 cool climates. S. senanensis 7.0 0.5 -2 2 Similar to S. palmata, but leaves hairy below. BA BM C5 K0 L0 M2 O0 T1 T4 T6 2.1 1.3 -19

S. shimidzuana 6.0 0.3 0 2 Leaves up to 11 inches long and 2 inches wide, BM C5 O0 T4 1.8 0.8 -18 the underside covered with soft hairs. AKA S. asahinae S. sp. Many retailers carry an assortment of 'little green BA F0 O0 S1 T4 runners' of uncertain identification. S. tsuboiana 6.0 0.3 5 2 A Japanese bamboo with large, dark green, BA BH BM BO BQ BY C5 G3 H3 L0 N0 O0 1.8 0.8 -15 attractive leaves. S1 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 S. veitchii 5.0 0.3 5 2 In Winter dark green leaves have very broad A2 BA BE BF BH BM BQ BW BY BZ C4 C5 1.5 0.8 -15 white margins. This, along with large leaves on G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M2 M3 KUMA-ZASA O0 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 W0 short plants gives a unique, striking appearance.

SASAELLA Similar to Sasa except that culms are more erect, leaves are smaller and the oral setae have bristles only near the base. S. bitchuensis 6.0 0.4 5 2 Native to the eastern side of Honshu, Japan; it has BE BF BM BQ L0 N0 O0 S1 S4 T4 W0 1.8 1.0 -15 densely hairy culm leaf sheaths. S. hidaensis 'muraii' 6.0 0.3 0 3 Japanese bamboo with hairy sheaths on culm and BA BH BM C5 N0 O0 S4 T4 T5 W0 1.8 0.8 -18 foliage leaves. S. masamuneana 6.0 0.3 3 3 Typical form with plain green leaves. Also called B7 BM BQ BY C5 G3 L0 L1 N0 O0 S1 S4 T2 1.8 0.8 -16 S. rhyncantha or S. m. rhyncantha T4 T5 W0 S. masamuneana 6.0 0.3 5 3 An attractive variegated bamboo with thick leaves A1 A2 B1 BA BD BE BF BH BM BO BQ BU 1.8 0.8 -15 striped in white or cream. Also called S. glabra BW BY C4 C5 F1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H3 J0 K0 L0 'Albostriata' M0 M2 M3 N0 O0 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T4 T5 FUIRI-SHIIYAZASA 'Albostriata'. T6 W0 W2 S. masamuneana 6.0 0.3 5 3 It starts out with totally green leaves and over the A2 BM C5 G1 N0 O0 T1 T4 'Aureostriata' 1.8 0.6 -15 course of the summer it begins to develop intense golden stripes S. ramosa 6.0 0.3 0 4 Usually only about 3 feet tall, it is a rampant BA BH BM BQ C4 C5 F1 G3 H3 L0 M3 N0 1.8 0.8 -18 runner suitable for growing in pots or for erosion O0 S2 S4 T4 W0 control. S. sasakiana 10.0 0.4 0 4 A robust Sasaella with 3 branches at each node. O0 T4 3.1 1.0 -18

S. shiobarensis 6.0 0.3 0 3 Japanese bamboo with hairless culm leaf sheaths. O0 S4 1.8 0.8 -18

SASAMORPHA A genus of large-leafed running bamboos similar to Sasa. S. borealis 6.0 0.3 -5 2 Native to Hokkaido, Japan, it is hardier than most BA BM C5 G3 N0 O0 S4 T2 W0 1.8 0.8 -20 other Japanese bamboos.

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GENUS species Max Max Min Shade Comments - Description Vendor Codes Height diam Temp Sun COMMON NAME feet/ inch/ °°°F 5=full (see pages 38 and following) °°° meters cm C sun

SCHIZOSTACHYUM Giant to shrub-like tropical, clumping, nodes are usually un-swollen, culm walls thin. Continuously produce flowers without dying, rarely set seed. S. brachycladum 45.0 4.0 35 5 Erect, tight-clumping, drooping tips. Cultivars B6 BH BX C3 F3 N2 P0 T5 T7 W1 13.7 10.2 2 with coloured culms popular ornamentals in Asia. S. brachycladum 'Bali 45.0 4.0 35 Culms yellow with the occasional thin green C3 P0 Kuning' 13.7 10.2 2 stripe, leaves have occasional cream stripes. S. caudatum 25.0 1.5 35 5 Densely tufted, drooping tips, almost solid. C3 7.6 3.8 2 Sheath light green tinged with orange. Considered sacred in Sumatra, Indonesia. S. glaucifolium 65.0 4.0 35 5 Yellow, with green stripes. A "canoe plant" C3 W1 19.8 10.2 2 brought to Hawaii by the Polynesians. S. jaculans 30.0 1.3 35 5 Erect, straight culms with drooping tips. C3 T7 W1 9.1 3.3 2 Internodes can be over 3 ft long. May be synonym for S. lima. S. lima 40.0 3.5 5 Very long internodes. C3 12.2 8.9

S. sp. 'Murray Island' 16.0 1.0 37 4 Has very long internodes, up to 1 meter. Used in B6 C3 T7 4.9 2.5 3 the Solomon Islands to make pan flutes and for weaving.

SEMIARUNDINARIA Medium size running bamboos with n early cylindrical culms and culm sheaths that hang for some time attached at the middle of their base. S. fastuosa 30.0 1.5 0 5 Stately cultivar with very erect, straight culms and A1 A2 B1 B3 B7 BA BD BE BF BH BI BK 9.1 3.8 -18 very short branches Culms eventually turn BM BN BO BQ BT BW BY C4 C5 D1 D2 F0 NARIHIRA BAMBOO F1 G1 G2 G3 H2 H3 J0 K0 L0 L1 M0 M2 M3 mottled purplish brown. Internodes narrowly O0 O1 P1 S1 S2 S4 T1 T2 T5 W0 W2 grooved above the branches. S. fastuosa 'Viridis' 30.0 1.5 0 5 Similar to the species except that the culms B3 B7 BA BE BF BH BK BM BN BT BY C4 9.1 3.8 -18 remain green, branches are a little longer, and C5 D0 G1 G3 H3 I0 L0 O0 S1 S2 S4 T5 T6 W0 growth is more vigorous. S. fortis 26.0 1.5 0 5 It originated from middle and north Kyushu, BA BM BQ C5 G2 L0 O0 S4 W0 7.9 3.8 -18 Japan. S. kagamiana 30.0 1.5 -5 5 Similar to S. fastuosa with longer branches and BH BM O0 S1 T5 9.1 3.8 -21 pubescent leaves & leaf sheaths. S. lubrica 15.0 1.0 23 A recent introduction. Perhaps is Oligostachyum O0 P1 S1 4.6 2.5 -5 lubricum Shoots edible. S. makinoi 16.0 0.8 5 4 The culms soon turn reddish-brown. An attractive B9 BA BH BM BO BQ BW D1 H3 O0 P1 S1 MAKINOI 4.9 2.0 -15 small bamboo suitable for growing in pots. S4 T5 W0 S. okuboi 25.0 1.5 5 5 The leaves are distinctive in being wider for their B7 BA BE BM BQ BW BY C4 C5 D2 G2 G3 BIRODONA 7.6 3.8 -15 length than leaves of other bamboos. J0 L0 M0 M3 N0 O0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T5 T6 W0 S. sp. 'Maruy amana' 20.0 1.0 -6 BM O0 W0 6.1 2.5 -21

S. sp. 'Korea' 5.0 0.3 0 Unidentified species imported by Gerald Bol from BA BM BY C5 O0 S1 1.5 0.8 -18 Korea. S. yashadake 25.0 1.5 0 5 Similar to S. fastuosa except with broader leaves BA BE BF BM BN BQ BY C5 G1 G3 M0 O0 7.6 3.8 -18 and long hairs at the base of the culm leaf sheaths. T4 W0

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SEMIARUNDINARIA S. yashadake 'Kimmei' 25.0 1.5 5 5 The culms are yellow with green grooves; leaves A0 BA BB BD BE BH BM BN BQ BW BY 7.6 3.8 -15 are yellow striped. C4 C5 G1 G2 G3 H3 M0 M3 O0 S1 S4 T1 T4 T5 W0 W2 S. yashadake 'Kimmei 15.0 1.0 5 5 Like Semiarundinaria yashadake Kimmei ,but BM BY C5 G1 S1 T4 W0 Inversa' 4.6 2.5 -15 redish to green culms with yellow sulcus

SHIBATAEA A genus with very dense, short, zig-zagged angular culms with 3-5 branches per node, often clipped into balls. S. chinensis 2.0 0.1 -5 3 Similar but smaller than S. kumasaca, it may also B7 BA BM C5 D 0 G1 G3 J0 L0 M3 N0 O0 P1 0.6 0.3 -21 be hardier. Shows less leaf burn under alkaline S1 S4 T1 T5 W0 Y0 conditions. S. kumasaca 7.0 0.3 -5 3 Short, broad leaves on slender, nearly solid culms A1 A2 B6 B7 BA BE BF BH BM BO BQ BW 2.1 0.8 -21 with prominent nodes and short slightly zigzag BY C4 C5 D0 D2 F0 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 J0 OKAME-ZASA K0 L0 L1 M0 M2 M3 N0 O0 P1 S1 S4 T1 T2 internodes. Prefers acid soil, shows extensive leaf T4 T5 T6 W0 burn if in alkaline environment. S. kumasaca 'Albostriata' 7.0 0.3 -5 3 Similar, but with white striped leaves. BF T4 2.1 0.8 -21

S. kumasaca 7.0 0.3 -5 3 Similar, but has gold stripes on the young leaves. BA BF BM G3 O0 S1 W0 'Aureostriata' 2.1 0.8 -21 S. lancifolia 7.0 0.3 0 3 The leaves are longer and narrower than on others B7 BA BM BQ C5 D0 D2 G1 G2 L0 M3 N0 2.1 0.8 -18 of the genus. O0 S1 S4 T2 W0 S. nanpingensis 5.5 0.2 Culm sheaths pale green, densely deciduously BM O0 Y0 1.7 0.5 white pubescent especially toward base.

SINOBAMBUSA Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm sheaths promptly fall off. S. gigantea 55.0 4.0 10 Spectacular shoots with a ring of long purple hairs BN 16.8 10.2 -12 around the nodes. S. intermedia 16.0 1.0 10 4 Culm internodes up to 2 ft long, rough to the B7 BA BE BM C5 G3 S1 S4 T0 T5 4.9 2.5 -12 touch. May be a Semiarundinaria species. S. tootsik 30.0 1.5 10 4 A vigorous growing runner with straight, erect B6 BD BE BM BY C5 M3 S1 S4 T5 T7 W0 9.1 3.8 -12 culms. Y0 S. tootsik 'Albostriata' 30.0 1.5 10 4 Similar to the type, but with yellowish white B6 B7 B9 BA BE BH BM BN BQ BX BY C5 9.1 3.8 -12 striped leaves. D1 D2 G2 H0 H3 I0 L0 M0 M3 P1 R0 S1 S4 T1 T2 T5 T7 W0

THAMNOCALAMUS Clumping bamboos from the mountains of eastern Asia and Africa, similar to Fargesia. T. crassinodus 'Aristatus 12.0 0.5 10 3 US Plants grown as T. aristatus seem to be BA BB BQ C4 G3 H3 S1 T1 T5 hort. US' 3.7 1.3 -12 cultivars of T. crassinodus. T. aristatus is a synonym of T. spathiflorus. T. crassinodus 18.0 0.8 From Nepal and Tibet. Culm nodes swollen, BA BB BF BH BY C4 C5 F1 G3 H3 M0 O1 5.5 2.0 branching very strong, some clones with small S1 S2 T1 T5 W0 leaves. No auricles. T. crassinodus 'Kew 15.0 0.8 15 3 very small leaves on blue-grey canes which B4 BA BU BY C5 M0 S1 Beauty' 4.6 1.6 -9 become red or brown with age. T. crassinodus 18.0 0.8 10 3 Large very droopy blue-green leaves adorn blue BA T5 'Mendocino' 5.5 2.5 -12 culms with darker knobby nodes. Shoots purple.

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GENUS species Max Max Min Shade Comments - Description Vendor Codes Height diam Temp Sun COMMON NAME feet/ inch/ °°°F 5=full (see pages 38 and following) °°° meters cm C sun

THAMNOCALAMUS T. crassinodus 'Merlyn' 25.0 1.0 5 Tallest and hardiest of several clones. BA BB BF BY C5 G3 S1 T5 7.6 2.0 -15

T. nepalensis 'Nyalam' 8.0 0.5 5 From Tibet. Short, upright and hardy. No oral BA C5 S1 2.5 1.0 -15 setae. Broad pendulous leaves.

T. spathiflorus 16.0 0.8 15 3 From the E Himalayas. Culms become very red. BA C5 G3 I0 S1 W0 4.9 2.5 -9 Foliage leaves with prominent oral setae. Less hardy. T. tessellatus 16.0 0.8 0 4 Bergbamboes of S. Africa. Clumps tight to loose, BA BF BH BQ BW BY C4 C5 G1 G3 H3 M0 BERGBAMBOES 4.9 2.5 -18 sun-tolerant, leaves randomly arranged, leaf S1 T1 T5 T7 W0 W2 sheaths persistent.

THYRSOSTACHYS A genus of moderate size, tropical clumping bamboos with rather small leaves and persistent culm sheaths. T. oliveri 40.0 3.0 25 5 Similar to T. siamensis, possibly larger. The plant BH C3 H3 T7 12.2 7.6 -4 at Quail Gardens has grown very rapidly. T. siamensis 40.0 3.0 25 5 One of the most graceful bamboos known. Culm BC BH BL BM BX C3 D2 F3 H0 H3 N2 P0 MONASTERY 12.2 7.6 -4 walls very thick, almost solid. Sheath persistent. R0 T7 W1 BAMBOO In monasteries in Thailand.

YUSHANIA A large group of spreading thornless frost-hardy bamboos from Taiwan, the Himalayas and Africa. Rhizomes pachymorph, often with long rootless necks, but also tillering, so forming spreading thickets. Y. alpina 24.0 2.0 19 5 Native to Africa. It has been used for water pipes T5 GREEN MOUNTAIN 7.3 5.1 -7 in Tanzania. Formerly listed as Arundinaria BAMBOO alpina. Y. anceps 12.0 0.5 10 3 One of the beautiful mountain bamboos from the BA BF BH BQ BY C4 H3 J0 M0 S1 T1 T5 3.7 1.3 -18 Himalayas of India. W0 Y. anceps 'Pitt White' 25.0 0.5 10 3 May grow taller than the above. Narrow leaves, A2 B7 BA BF BH BQ BY C4 C5 G1 G3 H3 7.6 1.3 -18 weeping. A clone from Britain. L0 M0 M3 O0 P1 S2 S4 T5 W0 Y. boliana 24.0 2.0 10 3 Pale blue culms, reaches large size quickly. From BA BB BH BY C5 H3 M0 M1 O1 P1 S1 S2 7.3 5.1 -12 Sichuan originally, via Fuji Bamboo Garden in T1 T5 W0 Japan. Culms well spaced in warmer climates. Y. brevipaniculata 6.0 0.4 -4 3 Previously known as Y. chungii. Very large BA BY C5 G3 S1 T5 1.8 1.0 -20 auricles. Found at altitudes of 2.5-3.8 km in western Sichuan, China. Y. brevipaniculata 6.0 0.3 -4 3 As species but shorter with thin arching culms & BA C5 F1 W0 'Wolong' 1.8 0.6 -20 long narrow foliage. Y. exilis 6.0 0.4 -4 3 Previously known as Y. chungii aff. Slender, BA T5 1.8 1.0 -20 elegant plant. Y. maculata 10.0 0.6 3 From Yunnan and Sichuan. Grows in pine forests BA BQ O0 S1 W0 3.1 1.5 at elevation 1.8-3.5 km. Young culms have fine striae. Y. maling 20.0 1.0 0 4 The most common spreading bamboo in E Nepal. BA BH BQ BY C5 G3 H3 I0 M0 S1 T5 W0 6.1 2.5 -18 Long solid rhizome necks. Rough internodes on new culms.

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Product Vendor Code

Art BA BF BN BS BT BU BX BZ C0 C1 H1 H3 L0 L1 L2 M4 S0 T3 T6 Bamboo Removal B1 B6 B7 BA BB BF BH BI BM BQ BU BZ C5 F0 H1 H2 H3 I1 L0 L1 M2 M5 N1 O1 P0 S1 S2 T4 W0 W2 Blinds, screens B7 BF BH BN BU H3 L0 P1 Books A0 B7 BA BB BF BH BJ BM BQ BS BT BU BY C4 H3 J0 K0 L0 M0 M3 S0 T0 T5 W0 Y0 Consulting, Agriculture B1 B6 B7 BA BC BE BH BJ BK BM BN BO BR BW BY BZ C5 H1 H3 L0 L1 O0 P1 S1 S2 S5 T4 T5 W0 W1 Y0 Consulting, Landscape A1 B1 B6 B7 B9 BA BB BC BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BP BU BV BW BY BZ C2 C5 D2 F0 G0 H3 I1 J0 L0 L1 M2 O0 O1 P0 S1 S2 S5 T1 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 W0 W1 W2 Y0 Craft Workshops B2 B5 B7 B8 BA BD BJ BN BQ BZ C1 H1 L2 Crafts, Jewelry B5 BB BN BS BZ H1 L2 M3 P0 P1 Fences, screens, water pipes B0 B6 B7 BB BF BG BQ BT BY BZ H1 H3 I1 L0 M4 P1 T3 T5 W0 Fertilizer B6 B7 BF BH BM BQ BT BU BY C2 H3 I1 L1 N2 T4 T5 T7 W0 Flooring B7 H3 T4 Furniture BF BN BU H3 T3 T4 Garden Ornaments BF BH BM BN BQ BT BU BY BZ H1 H3 M4 P0 T3 T4 T5 Gifts BD BF BH BN BQ BS BT BU BX BZ H3 L2 M3 P1 S0 T3 T6 Magazines BU Musical Instruments, music B5 B8 BD BN BS BX H1 P0 Other B2 B5 BF BM BN BP BS BW BX BY F2 H1 O0 P1 S0 T7 Plant labels and signs BH BZ T3 Plants for foreign shipment only H3 Plywood, paneling B0 H3 T4 Poles A0 A1 B0 B1 B5 B6 B7 BA BB BC BF BG BH BJ BL BM BN BO BQ BT BU BW BX BZ D0 G2 H1 H2 H3 I0 I1 J0 L0 L1 M2 M4 N1 P0 P1 S0 T2 T3 T4 T5 W0 W2 Y0 Potting soil B1 B6 B7 BA BF BH BM BT BY T7 W0 Rhizome barriers A0 A1 B1 B4 B7 BA BB BE BF BG BH BM BQ BU BW BY BZ C4 F0 H1 H3 I0 I1 K0 L0 M0 M1 M2 M5 N1 P1 S1 T0 T4 T5 W0 W2 Seminars, lectures B2 B5 B6 B7 B9 BA BB BC BG BH BJ BM BN BO BZ C1 C5 G0 H1 H3 L1 M2 O0 O1 P1 S0 S5 T4 T5 T6 T7 W1 W2 Y0 Structural and engineering design BJ O0 T4 T5 Structures of bamboo BF BG BZ H3 I1 P1 T3 T4 Surfboards T3 Tools B7 BA BB BF BH BN BQ BU BY H1 H3 M3 T5 T6 W0 Walking, hiking sticks B5 B7 BA BD BG BN BW BX BZ D0 H1 H2 H3 L1 P0 T3 T4 T5 Y0 Paid Advertisements

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Vendors by Code (See pages 39 and following for detailed vendor information) A0 Alligator Alley H1 Haiku Bamboo Nursery A1 Almaville Bamboo Company H2 Hollow Bamboo Paid Advertisements A2 Apex Bamboo H3 Horticultural Consultants, Inc. B0 Bamboo & Rattan Works Inc. I0 instant jungle B1 Bamboo and Beyond I1 Island Bamboo Landscapes B2 Bamboo Arts & Craft Network J0 jmbamboo B3 Bamboo Bend K0 Klyn Nurseries Inc. B4 Bamboo Botanicals L0 Lewis Bamboo, Inc. B5 Bamboo Branch L1 Lone Oak Farm B6 Bamboo Collection L2 Lynda Brothers, Artist B7 Bamboo Company Nursery M0 Mad Man Bamboo B8 Bamboo Flutes M1 McKenzie Valley Bamboo B9 Bamboo For You M2 Michigan Bamboo Company BA Bamboo Garden M3 MidAtlantic Bamboo BB Bamboo Gardener LLC M4 Midwest Bamboo Ltd. BC Bamboo Gardens M5 Mr. Bamboo BD Bamboo Gardens and Music N0 Needmore Bamboo Co BE Bamboo Gardens of Louisiana N1 New Jersey Bamboo Landscaping BF Bamboo Giant N2 Newshoots Bamboo Nursery BG Bamboo Habitat O0 Our Bamboo Nursery BH Bamboo Headquarters.com O1 Outdoors By Design BI Bamboo Hedges P0 Palm Beach Bamboo Inc. BJ Bamboo Institute of Tennessee P1 Pura Vida Tropicals BK Bamboo International R0 Roy Rogers BL Bamboo Orlando S0 San Diego Botanic Garden BM Bamboo Plantation S1 Sequoyah Ridge Nursery BN Bamboo Ranch S2 Shweeash Bamboo BO Bamboo Satori S3 Stanton Bamboo BP Bamboo Source S4 Steve Rays Bamboo Gardens BQ Bamboo Sourcery S5 Susanne Lucas, Horticulturist BR BambooFlorida.com T0 The Bambusetum BS Bambooman, LLC T1 The Plant Farm BT BeautifulBamboo.com T2 Thigpen Trail Bamboo Farm BU Beauty & The Bamboo T3 Too2Bamboo BV Bill Hollenback T4 Touch the Earth, Inc. BW Blue Heron Farm T5 Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery BX Bountiful Earth, Inc. T6 Tripple Brook Farm, Inc. BY Boxhill Farm T7 Tropical Bamboo Nursery & BZ Brightside Bamboo Gardens C0 Cal Hashimoto, Sculptor W0 West County Oasis Bamboo Garden C1 Carolyn Fitz W1 Whispering Winds Bamboo C2 Carter Bamboo W2 Wild Bird Bamboo C3 Cliff Sussman Y0 Yunnan Bamboo Nursery C4 Clinton Inc. Bamboo Growers C5 Connor Bamboo D0 David C Andrews D1 Davis Bamboo D2 Dunroven Farm

E0 EastWest Bamboo Farm & Gardens F0 FAST GRASS BAMBOO NURSERY F1 Fernhill Bamboo Nursery F2 Frances Chunn Designs,LLC F3 Fruitland Farms G0 Gale Beth Goldberg G1 Garden Bamboo Nursery G2 Georgia Bamboo G3 Grassworks Bamboo H0 H & H Bamboo American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 39 2013 Source List #33 Alligator Alley 405-949-2553 Fax: 405-949-2137 Open Monday through Saturday. Call first if driving from a long 4636 NW 10TH ST Bryan Swinney distance, to make sure owner is in. Otherwise feel free to drop in any A0 Oklahoma City, OK 73127 [email protected] time to buy, trade or just talk about bamboo! Orders for custom dug divisions are taken beginning February 14. www.alligatoralley.com/bamboostock.html Retail, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Almaville Bamboo Company 6159072571 Bamboo plants hardy in zone6b for local pickup only. Timber species A1 7361 Almaville Rd Chris Buker dug to order. Many species ready to go in normal digging season. Arrington, TN 37014 [email protected] Primarily b in b. Call for availability abcbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Apex Bamboo 919-370-6375 Black Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ground Cover Bamboo, 1201 Agriculture Street Mike Sims Screening Bamboo and Timber Bamboo for sale at the Raleigh North A2 Raleigh, NC 27603 [email protected] Carolina State Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9am until 3:00pm. Local delivery as well as mail order is available. Over 60 kinds. www,apexbamboo.com Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Bamboo & Rattan Works 732-370-0220 Fax: 732-905-8386 Established 1880. Tropical, Oriental, Polynesian, interior and exterior Inc. Suzanne Maison materials. If that's the look you're looking for give us a call. Family B0 470 Oberlin Ave. South [email protected] owned and operated for 5 generations. We are not an internet LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 company. 1-800-4-bamboo. www.bambooandrattan.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Bamboo and Beyond 7075404511 Fax: none Retail and wholesale on some varieties. By appointment call 707-540- 5505 Volkerts Road David Pittman 4511 Sebastopol, CA 95472 [email protected] Sales, delivery, installations and removal of existing. B1 100 varieties on site and access to many others by request. Larger plants available on request. Many varieties in the grou www.bambooandbeyond.biz Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Bamboo Arts & Craft 512 929 9565 Fax: 512 927 2127 Information & resources on the arts & crafts of growing, using, & Network Carole Meckes working with bamboo. "Our main interest is to provide a platform for B2 6707 Willamette Dr [email protected] the exchange of information, ideas and experiences on all aspects Austin, TX 78723 regarding bamboo and it's usage." Forum & Galleries www.bamboocraft.net Services Only Bamboo Bend 512-301-2929 Ornamental bamboos, attractive frost-hardy clumpers & temperate B3 6628 Ruxton Lane Steve Muzos runners. Bamboo consulting services available.By appointment only, Austin, TX 78749-4100 [email protected] local sales only (no shipping). www.bamboobend.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery Bamboo Botanicals (604) 600-3395 Bamboo Botanicals - Bamboo Garden & Nursery dedicated to the 17410 Kennedy Road Matt Lang appreciation, education and promotion of bamboo. Many species of B4 Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 1Z1 [email protected] rare and ornamental bamboo from around the world. By appointment only. www.bamboobotanicals.ca Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Bamboo Branch 512-929-9565 Fax: 512-927-2127 Bamboo poles, pieces, parts and hand made bamboo beads . Custom 6707 Willamette Drive Carole Meckes cuts for your special craft projects. Split bamboo pieces, and bamboo B5 Austin, TX 78723 [email protected] bead jewelry. Small orders welcome. Visits by appointment. Retail. Mail Orders. Paypal, credit cards. www.bamboobranch.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bamboo Collection 305 205 8184 Retail/Wholesale Delive,Install,Move/Remove. Private/Government B6 9700 SW 114 STREET ahmed m chehab Consulitng, mail order. POles/Green Or DRie Custom Cut &DEsign MIAMI, FL 33176 [email protected] Call Ahmed/Dr Bamboo 305 205 8184 Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide, Services Only Bamboo Company Nursery 985-789-2584 Fax: 985-8399550 Bamboo Company Nursery is a retail/wholesale nursery with over 100 16483 Fisher Road Alain Flexer species of Bamboo. We also offer Bamboo Poles, crafts, clothing and B7 Franklinton, LA 70438 [email protected] fresh shoots for sale. We are open Tuesday to Saturday. Call for our hours. No appointments/fees to tour nursery. www.moso.us Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 40 2013 Source List #33 Bamboo Flutes 831-227=8394 Handmade shakuhachi & transverse bamboo flutes; repairs; B8 211 Gault St #307 Michael Kanner performances, children's workshops. Wholesale/retail, catalog, will Santa Cruz, CA 95062 [email protected] ship worldwide. www.bambumariflutes.com Retail, Mail Order, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Bamboo For You 941-677-8001 Retail/Wholesale. VISA/MC/AMEX. Delivery to SE & SW Florida. 4812 253rd St. E. Marx Broszio Specializing in non-invasive, ornamental, clumping varieties of B9 Myakka City, FL 34251 [email protected] bamboo. Some running varieties available. Bamboo photos and descriptions on web site. Visits by appointment only. www.bambooforyou.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Bamboo Garden 503-647-2700 Fax: Call for number Specializing in rare bamboo with over 340 species. 18900 NW Collins Rd Noah Bell Descriptions,growing instructions, and many pictures at BA North Plains , OR 97133 [email protected] www.bamboogarden.com Retail, Wholesale, Internet, & mail order. Color catalogs available. www.bamboogarden.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bamboo Gardener LLC 206-371-1072 Bamboo plant Nursery. Books on Bamboo and Japanese Gardens & PO BOX 17949 James P. Clever Pandas Too! Rhizome barrier containment systems, 80mil thick and Seattle, WA 98127 [email protected] top quality seam kits. Design, Consulting, Installation & Maintenance BB Services. Licensed - Bonded - Insured BAMBOGL913BH www.bamboogardener.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Bamboo Gardens 727-784-0517 Retail: Local sales. Catalog. Visits by appointment. Seminars & 1200 Virginia Avenue Jerry & Mary Ann Smith consultations available. Specializing in Tropical clumping bamboo BC Palm Harbor, FL 34683-4441 Bamboo [email protected] only. Tours by special arrangement. www.bamboogardenspalmharbor.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Catalog, Local Delivery Bamboo Gardens and Music 706-280-9862 Fax: 7066946409 Display gardens shown by appointment. Local, retail, container 476 Masada Dr Greg White Hunt plants and large giant specimens. Cohutta, GA 30710 [email protected] Original music CDs & bamboo flutes. BD Music performance by multi-instrumentalist Greg White Hunt. see www.gregwhitehunt or www.bamboo-flute.com www.bamboo- flute.com and www.gregwhitehunt.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Bamboo Gardens of 985-795-2300 Fax: 985-795-8300 Retail/Wholesale. Local/regional sales of temperate and tropical Louisiana Lee Berry / Randy Harding bamboos. Over 100 varieties. Field dug and containerized specimens. BE 38124 Hwy 440 [email protected] Many large display groves. Sales by appointment. Mount Hermon, LA 70450- www.bamboogardensla.com www.bamboogardensla.com 3000 Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bamboo Giant 831-687-0100 Fax: 831-687-0200 Licensed Landscape Contractors, Privacy Hedge Specialists, 5601 Freedom Blvd Larry Gullman, Julie Gullman Deliver/Install West Coast, Wholesale/Retail, bamboo soil, fertilizers, BF Aptos, CA 95003 [email protected] barrier, poles, fencing, furniture, books, bamboo fiber shirts , self- guided tours, open 7 days, Visa & Mastercard accepted www.BambooGiant.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bamboo Habitat 610-754-9829 Fax: 610-754-0506 Winter hardy Phyllostachys Vivax, Pseudosasa Japonica and 1214 Snyder Road Jim Shannon Pleioblastus Fortunei (pickup).Rhizome barrier,root control, bamboo BG Perkiomenville, PA 18074 [email protected] poles, palm thatching, bamboo fencing, willow fencing, reed fencing and tropical wall coverings. Ship USA. www.bamboohabitat.com www.bamboohabitat.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Takes Credit Cards, Ships USA Bamboo Headquarters.com 760-758-6181 Fax: 760-631-1909 Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order. Online Store/Catalog. Visits by 2498 Majella Road Ralph J.C. Evans appointment. Visa/MC/Amex. Commercial quantities of popular BH Vista, CA 92084 [email protected] varieties available now. We Ship worldwide. Over 250 varieties. Rhizome barrier. Consulting. www.BambooHeadquarters.com www.BambooHeadquarters.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 41 2013 Source List #33 Bamboo Hedges 818-822-1731 Specializing in exotic non-invasive varieties of clumping bamboo, P.O. Box 5182 John O'Brien ideal for privacy screening and ornamental landscaping in residential BI Chatsworth, CA 91313-5182 [email protected] and commercial applications. Consulting, contract growing, delivery, installation and removal of un-wanted bamboo. BambooHedges.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery Bamboo Institute of 931-964-4151 Fax: n/a Internships available, also hands-on short courses in bamboo craft & Tennessee Adam or Sue Turtle construction, field ID, culture, etc. We offer custom tours, BJ 30 Myers Rd [email protected] workshops, speakers, consultations, presentations, research. Summertown, TN 38483-7323 www.growit.com/bamboo Services Only Bamboo International 760 788-8145 Fax: 760 788-8145 Retail, wholesale, local sales. Propagation to order. www.bamboo- BK 1902 Boundary Avenue Ken or Patty Brennecke international-growers.com Ramona, CA 92065 [email protected] Retail, Wholesale Bamboo Orlando 407 615-7070 Fax: 407 297-3742 Hobbyist/Back yard grower. Limited quantities of plants and very Orlando, FL 32810 Mark limited time to discuss (appointment only). A few small plants, BL [email protected] mostly large landscaper plants (20ft+) in 15-30 gallon pots. Landscapers welcome! $200 minimum purchase. B. oldhamii.... Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale Bamboo Plantation 601-833-5669 Fax: 601-833-5669 We have a wide selection of rare and hard to find bamboos that are 642 Columbine Ln Jim Bonner available retail, wholesale, and by mail order. Garden Center hours BM Brookhaven, MS 39601 customerservice@bambooplantatio Tue-Sat 9-5. We will deliver to most areas in the Gulf Coast Region n.com and ship within the US. All payment forms accepted. www.bamboogardencenter.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bamboo Ranch 520-743-9879 Fax: 520-743-9879 Over 120 species.Desert grown for the southwest.We also sell Tucson, AZ 85745 Matt Finstrom bamboo fiber clothing,housewares,accessories, BN [email protected] furniture,poles,windchimes,unusual bamboo tools. Large demo garde n. Raisin' cane in Tucson since 1986. Open by appointment.Cash or check www.bambooranch.net Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Ships USA Bamboo Satori 405-590-0179 Retail Sales with local delivery. Large Selection of running bamboos 10324 Cranberry Road Linda Finley in pots or custom dug for landscapers or homeowners. Poles and BO Guthrie, OK 73044 [email protected] fresh shoots are seasonally available. We also do educational programs and group tours. By appointment only. www.bamboosatori.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery Bamboo Source 979.345.2906 Fax: 979-345-4229 Bamboo Source located just south of Houston TX. We specialize in PO Box 167 Bamboo Source cold hardy clumping (non-invasive) types. All of our bamboo is BP West Columbia, TX 77486 [email protected] container grown from 1 gal to 100 gallon containers. Local Deliveries available. Visit by Appointment Only, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Bamboo Sourcery 707-823-5866 Fax: 707-829-8106 Retail, Wholesale, Local. Visits by appointment. Many rare & hard- BQ 666 Wagnon Road Jennifer York to-find species. Credit cards. Will deliver to SF Bay area. Sebastopol, CA 95472 [email protected] Catalog/prices via web. www.bamboosourcery.com Retail, Wholesale, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery BambooFlorida.com 772-473-0383 Wholesale. Local sales of clumping tropicals. By appointment only. 4444 69th Street Sherry Snodgress Other bamboos by special order. Call for availability. No mail BR Vero Beach, FL 32967 [email protected] orders. Consulting. Price list on web site. www.BambooFlorida.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale Bambooman, LLC 914-309-5895 Retail Tuned Bamboo flutes, panflutes, quenas. Bamboo music CDs, 273 Chatterton Pkwy. Danny Chan Bamboo Musical Performances on CDs & DVDs. Bamboo BS White Plains, NY 10606 [email protected] products,silk bamboo,bamboo inspired metal products. \\\\\\\"Hear The Musical Sounds & Rhythm of Bamboos\\\\\\\" at www.bambooman.com/bamboo www.bambooman.com Retail, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 42 2013 Source List #33 BeautifulBamboo.com 352 429 2425 Fax: 352 429 2425 Need Privacy? Want Beauty? Plant Bamboo! Fast -Growing, Non- 19546 Bamboo Bend Dr. Tim, Ralph, or Sherry Boas Invasive Clumping & Running Bamboos Giant to Dwarf Varieties - BT Groveland, FL 34736 [email protected] 30 min. west of Orlando, Florida. Open 7 days a week by appointment. Online catalog. www.BeautifulBamboo.com www.BeautifulBamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Beauty & The Bamboo 206-781-9790 Fax: 206-297-2810 Location(Seattle Washington)Open 7-days a week,sun up to sun down 306-NW. 84th St. Stan Andreasen by appointment. We sell rare and common bamboo plants. Felco BU Seattle, WA 98117-3117 [email protected] tools,gift certificates,wolverine shovels,bamboo slammers. We deliver locally. Rare Moso \'Bicolor\' & Moso \'Kiko\' for sale. www.beautyandthebamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Bill Hollenback 509-981-0664 Zone 5 test garden www.bambooweb.info BV Call or email for Address Bill Hollenback Cheney, WA 99004 [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail Blue Heron Farm 360-853-8449 Fax: same as phone Retail, wholesale. Visits by appointment only. Catalog by request. 12179 State Route 530 Anne Schwartz and Michael Brondi Will deliver plants regionally & ship rhizomes within US. Large, BW Rockport, WA 98283 [email protected] speciman plants available by custom order. Poles (1/2 to 3 inches) & fresh bamboo shoots available at the nursery. www.blueheron- farm.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Bountiful Earth, Inc. 386-427-3330 Fax: 386-427-7896 Bamboo nursery and retail outlet specializing in, but not limited to, 1200 w. Canal Street Chuck Theroux tropical clumping varieties. Bamboo flutes, digeridoos, drums and BX New Smyrna Beach , FL [email protected] other bamboo crated items are available at our retail store. 32168 www.bamboo.ws Retail, Takes Credit Cards Boxhill Farm 425-788-6473 Fax: 425-844-0405 Retail, wholesale, mail order, will accept credit cards, ship within the BY 14175 Carnation-Duvall Rd. Bob Schader USA. Fertilizer, consulting, rhizome barriers. Fine garden designs. Duvall, WA 98019 [email protected] www.boxhillfarm.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Brightside Bamboo 9199431048 Brightside Bamboo is based in Durham, NC and offers various PO Box 1309 David Benfield services including managing existing bamboo, planting new bamboo, BZ Durham, NC 27702 [email protected] removing bamboo, starting bamboo farms, and providing bamboo education. We also carry live bamboo plants through our nursery. brightsidebamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Cal Hashimoto, Sculptor 808-929-8016 Freestanding & wall-hung contemporary bamboo sculpture. Original P.O. Box 377617 Cal Hashimoto, Sculptor fine art. Private & corporate commissions. C0 Ocean View, HI 96737 [email protected] Visits by appointment. Will ship worldwide. www.bamboofinearts.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Carolyn Fitz (831)335-2886 BAMBOO RELATED FINE ART-HAND PAINTED INK 3362 Ashwood Way CAROLYN FITZ GRAPHICS, BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY (unique style!) SUMI-E (ink C1 Soquel, CA 95076 Inkstonefitz @comcast.net paintings).Also, T-SHIRTS AND CANVAS TOTE BAGS W/original ink bamboo graphics .CAROLYN FITZ Inkstonefitz@ comcast.net or call(831)335-2886 to inquire. Services Only Carter Bamboo 1-979-665-1897 Carter Bamboo is a retail bamboo nursery open by appointment only. PO Box 835 Steve Carter We are family owned and located in Wild Peach, Texas between C2 Brazoria, TX 77422 [email protected] Brazoria and West Columbia. Carter Bamboo specializes in ornamental tropical clumping bamboo. www.carterbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Cliff Sussman 909 599 9921 Very large collection of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos. C3 150 W Foothill Blvd Cliff Sussman MD See display garden at my office. Actively importing from Asia. 15 and San Dimas, CA 91773 [email protected] 25 gallon sizes. Collectors welcome! Visit by Appointment Only, Wholesale

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 43 2013 Source List #33 Clinton Inc. Bamboo 206-242-8848 Fax: 206-444-9428 Retail, Wholesale. Growers Erika Harris, Vance Allen, Lee Local sales May-Sept, Fri-Sun, 9am-5pm, all other 12260 1st Ave S Gartner days & months of the year by appointment. C4 Seattle, WA 98168-2014 [email protected] Display gardens, local delivery. 85+ bamboo varieties, ornamental grasses,palms,selected perennials,carnivorous plants. www.clintonbamboo.com Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Connor Bamboo (503) 734-5735 A collector's nursery growing over 200 ornamental and rare bamboos 1035 S.E. 12th. Avenue, Apt. Ian Connor organically and mite free - some too new to be listed here. Ian C5 10 [email protected] Connor is a horticulturist specializing in bamboo and landscape Portland, OR 97214 design. Available for lectures and consults nation wide. www.ConnorBamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Catalog, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide David C Andrews David C Andrews Other Phyllostachys plants may be available. Send long Self- D0 PO Box 358 [email protected] Addressed-Stamped-Envelope for information sheet & price list. Oxon Hill, MD 20750-0358 Local sales only, plants not shipped. Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Local Delivery Davis Bamboo 530-756-7997 Local retail sales of potted bamboos by appointment. For information D1 Davis, CA 95616 Daniel J. Nurco, M.Sc., Ph.D. on current pricing and availability please visit our Web site or call. [email protected] www.DavisBamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Dunroven Farm 352-446-4028 A family operated bamboo garden and nursery in Central Florida. D2 7423 County Road 247 Ellen King Visitors welcome by appointment. www.dunrovenfarmbamboo.com Rutland, FL 33538 [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Local Delivery, Ships USA EastWest Bamboo Farm & 914-522-8304 Fax: 845-373-9020 All our bamboo is field grown specimen size here in Amenia, NY Gardens Anthony Poveromo (zone 5) in full sun and is dug to order - we have no bamboo in pots. E0 14 Yellow City Road [email protected] Will install bamboo and maintain bamboo groves. Amenia, NY 12501 Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery FAST GRASS BAMBOO 573-205-9737 30+ Bamboo Species, all have wintered over here near ST Louis MO. NURSERY CATHY JAWORSKI Large jobs prefered, delivery available. 3098 idel road [email protected] Most plants are dug on order then balled and bulapped. Rosebud, MO 63091 F0 Home 573-764-2018 Cell 573-205-9737 jkmju [email protected]

Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Fernhill Bamboo Nursery 360-560-5962 Fernhill Bamboo has Clumping and Runner Bamboo plants available. F1 56 Fern Hill Rd Gary Marzolino My specialty is clumping bamboo privacy screens. Cathlamet, WA 98612 [email protected] http://fernhillbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Frances Chunn Designs,LLC 337-280-0643 Fax: 337-981-0804 Extraordinary lighting designs featuring bamboo with metal bases has 140 Greenbriar Circle Frances Chunn found wide acceptance and popular appeal in homes as well as F2 LAFAYETTE, LA 70503 [email protected] offices. Table and floor lamps with classic appeal and matchless quality are stunning examples of style and class. franceschunndesignsllc.com Retail, Ships USA Fruitland Farms 786-877-5264 Fax: 305-233-7270 Florida's finest tropical clumping Bamboo. Located in the historic 22095 SW 182 Ave Daniel Hodgman Redland farming district, we are your experienced source for prized F3 Miami, FL 33170 [email protected] and hard to find material, from starter plants to mature specimens. Wholesale/Retail, LandscapeDesign, Installation. www.fruitlandbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 44 2013 Source List #33 Gale Beth Goldberg 805 403-0486 Designer of bamboo architecture, interiors, & landscape 322 Elizabeth Street Gale Beth Goldberg, Architect environments.BAMBOO STYLE book author(now Digital on G0 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 [email protected] iPad,iPhone, Kindle & other readers!) conducts educational presentations & workshops. www.GBGarchitect.com Services Only Garden Bamboo Nursery 410-991-8907 Mail order/Retail sales by appointment only with local deliveries. We 304 Delaware Ave. Gary Cook are a small grower with limited quantities of cold hardy bamboo. Over G1 Pasadena, MD 21122 [email protected] 100 varieties in production, we ship within the USA. Visa, Mastercard and Discover accepted. www.BambooFanatic.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Georgia Bamboo (478) 808-5811 Wholesale and local retail. No mail order. Will deliver in the 913 Evergreen St Robby Russell southeast and ship in the U.S. Visits by appointment. Landscape and G2 Perry, GA 31069 [email protected] shipping size plants, container and B&B. Black bamboo our specialty. Plant list available on request. www.gabamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery, Ships USA Grassworks Bamboo 541-955-0812 Retail-local sales only. Over 140 species integrated into a 3 acre G3 3800 Russell Road Galyn & Rosemary Carlile ornamental woodland display garden. By appointment only. Grants Pass, OR 97526 [email protected] Landscape consulting. Tours welcome. Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Catalog, Local Delivery H & H Bamboo 786-280-7432 H0 Miami Lakes, FL 33015 Paul Morrow [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Haiku Bamboo Nursery (828) 685-3053 and 1(828)685- HAIKU BAMBOO NURSERY/FARM 23 Species PO Box 35 3050 Fax: (828) 685-3053 www.haikubamboonursery.net Edneyville, NC 28727 Stefani and Keiji Oshima BAMBOO POLES WAREHOUSE 20 Tuttle Rd. Hendersonville,NC H1 [email protected] Open 9-5 M-Th Poles/Shakuhachi/Bamboo Charcoal/Craft. EDUCATION:Bamboo Farm Workshop www.oshimabambooschool.com www.haikubamboonursery.net www,oshimabambooschool.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Hollow Bamboo 256-503-3826 Retail & Wholesale of plants and poles. No shipping of plants, only 498 Keel Hollow Rd. Stewart or Deborah Horn pickup or delivery. Many species available, including Black, Tonkin, H2 New Hope , AL 35760 [email protected] Moso, Henon, Bory, Rubro, Aurea and Japanese Timber. Large poles up to 40 plus feet and up to 4.0 inch diameter. Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Horticultural Consultants, 713-665-7256 Fax: 713-665-0565 Wholesale. Worldwide consultant to architects/botanical gardens. Inc. Grant L. Stephenson Astonishing variety of cold hardy palms, bamboo, cycads & H3 2838 Belfort Ave [email protected] spectacular specimens. Size range: manageable to gargantuan. Ship Houston, TX 77051 everywhere. www.hciglobal.com Wholesale, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships Worldwide instant jungle 707 794-8292 Fax: 707 794-8293 SPECIALTY BAMBOO AND PALM NURSERY OFF HIGHWAY 503 WEST RAILROAD AVE ANDY KIMES 101 (5 MIN. NORTH OF PETALUMA) ON RAILROAD AVE I0 COTATI, CA 94931 [email protected] #503. 50 varieties-top quality-best pricing. Serving Bay Area. www.INSTANTJUNGLENORCAL.COM Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Island Bamboo Landscapes 727-548-0595 Fax: 727-548-0595 Local bamboo nursery specializing in 20 clumping species from 3 6540 85th Avenue Kelly Bradshaw gallon material to 25 gallon in size. Also carry bamboo fencing and I1 Pinellas Park, FL 33781 [email protected] bamboo poles 2 inches to 5 inches in diam. Retail and wholesale. Open Mon-Fri. Sat by appointment www.islandbamboogardens.com Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery jmbamboo 2052835638 Cold hardy bamboo for landscaping and privacy. We carry over 100 J0 4176 Humber Rd. James Mortensen species Mail order and local sales. Delivery available. Retail and Dora, AL 35062 [email protected] wholesale. Free shipping. www.jmbamboo.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 45 2013 Source List #33 Klyn Nurseries Inc. 800-860-8104 Fax: 440-259-3338 Wholesale only, no mail order, container grown bamboo for the K0 Box 343 3322 South Ridge Rd. Bill Hendricks landscape trade. Visits by appointment. Credit cards. Catalog Perry, OH 44081 [email protected] onrequest. www.klynnurseries.com Wholesale, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Lewis Bamboo, Inc. 1-877-RZN-CANE Over 150 different varieties of bamboo plants. Sizes from 1 to 100 121 Creekview Road Roger Lewis, Jr. gallons. Mail order and deliveries within the U.S. Visits by L0 Oakman, AL 35579 [email protected] appointments only. Rhizome barrier and consultation services available. www.lewisbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Lone Oak Farm 615-865-9933 Fax: 615-865-9933 70+ Bamboo selections and many other unique landscape plants. We 2219 Neely's Bend Road Joe E. Willis have 28 years of experience growing and working with bamboos. As L1 Madison, TN 37115 [email protected] we continue to grow plants, we continue to learn more each day. We also raise several breeds of domestic livestock. www.LoneOakFarmNursery.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Local Delivery, Ships USA Lynda Brothers, Artist 805-523-3101 Fax: 805-523-3101 Original fine art with bamboo themes and/or bamboo materials. 4255 Hitch Blvd. Lynda Brothers Jewelry, silk paintings, woven tapestry, mixed media bamboo L2 Moorpark, CA 93021 [email protected] sculptures. Private and corporate commissions. Workshops www.LyndaBrothers.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Ships USA Mad Man Bamboo (916) 300-6335 Bamboo nursery based in Rocklin, CA (near Sacramento). We have 5719 Jersey Drive Sean & Christy Bigley over 120 varieties of running and clumping bamboo plants in M0 Rocklin, CA 95765 [email protected] production. We also carry bamboo rhizome barrier. We sell by appointment only. Please call or e-mail to set up an appointment. www.madmanbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Ships USA McKenzie Valley Bamboo 541.746.9734 Fax: 541.746.9754 Retail local sales. Accepts credit cards. Local deliveries. 90 varieties 38753 Camp Creek Rd. John Theus planted in a 2 acre display garden. 190 varieties on site. Open M1 Springfield, OR 97478 [email protected] weekends during daylight saving time. Other times by appointment. www.McKenzieBamboo.com Retail, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Michigan Bamboo Company (248)298-9568 Fax: (248)369-8684 A Licensed Landscape contractor specializing in Privacy screens. We 4965 Perryville Rd. Jim Mihelich offer free consultations and cold hardy Bamboo plants & rhizome M2 Holly, MI 48442 [email protected] barrier sales by appointment only. . www.mibamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA MidAtlantic Bamboo 434-645-7662 Retail; Mail Order; Plants, BAMBOO SPADES & books. Visits by 1458 Dusty Road Bert & Mary Ann Silverman appointment only. Will deliver or ship via UPS or dedicated truck M3 Crewe, VA 23930 [email protected] within Continental USA. On-line catalog. VISA, Master Card and Discover accepted. www.midatlanticbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Midwest Bamboo Ltd. 630-415-7787 Midwest Bamboo Ltd can supply bamboo poles in many different 20 Danada Square West, Suite Jeff or Cathy Ryan diameters and lengths. We also supply bamboo fencing, thatch, tikis, M4 # 117 jeff@midwestbamboo. com signs and wind chimes. Some custom made furniture is also available. Wheaton, IL 60189 Visit our website for more info at www.MidwestBamboo.com www.midwestbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Mr. Bamboo 631-882-2136 Expert removal of invasive bamboo. Expert containment and barrier M5 71 Lakeland Avenue Hal Vanderoef systems for running bamboo groves. www.bamboolongisland.com Patchogue, NY 11772 [email protected] Services Only Needmore Bamboo Co 812 988-6896 Growing 150+ species in southern Indiana zone 5b/6. Contact me in N0 Nashville , IN 47448 Brad Salmon early spring for availability of custom dug rare/collector species. Visit by appointment only. www.needmorebamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 46 2013 Source List #33 New Jersey Bamboo (908) 955 3226 NJ Landscaping company specializing in Bamboo Privacy Hedges, Landscaping Ne w Jersey Bamboo Landscaping Bamboo Containment and Bamboo Removal. Several species of cold N1 1 Sentry Lane # 533 [email protected] hardy bamboo available at our farm both retail and wholesale. Chester, NJ 07930 www.njbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards Newshoots Bamboo Nursery 772-221-7227 Fax: 772-221-7228 We are a 16 acre Bamboo Nursery located in Stuart, Florida. We 4505 SW Kanner Hwy Diana Fell specialize in clumping Bamboo. We sell containers from 3gallon to 45 N2 Stuart, FL 34997 [email protected] gallon and field grown material as well. Our hours of operation are 8am- 4pm Monday - Friday. www.newshootsbamboo.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Our Bamboo Nursery 931-964-4151 Fax: 931-964-4228 Wholesale grower, $1,500 min order for shipping. Retail, by appt 30 Myers Rd Sue or Adam Turtle only. Also broker. Specialty, stabilized B&B landscape bamboos. O0 Summertown, TN 38483-7323 Consultation, research, speakers. 26 years experience, 300+ species under trial, USDA zone 6. www.earthadvocatesresearchfarm.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Ships USA Outdoors By Design 360-432-8493 Retail Bamboo nursery, bamboo installation and removal, consulting, O1 221 SE SR 3 Philip Comer and full service landscape design and installation Shelton, WA 98584 [email protected] www.outdoorsbydesign.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Palm Beach Bamboo Inc. 561-753-6630 We provide quality Tropical Bamboos for South Florida. We are a 18520 49 th st N Rahn Skipper Palm Beach County Tropical Bamboo Nursery providing container P0 Loxahatchee, FL 33470 [email protected] Bamboos for the Landscape as well as Poles and Crafts. www.PalmBeachBamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Pura Vida Tropicals 760-726-4038 Cell: 760-519-0397 Retail/wholesale/Deliver locally. Visits by appointment only. Catalog. 1541 Sunset Drive Fax: 760-726-4038 www.puravidatropicals.com P1 Vista, CA 92081 Bob & Vikki Dimattia [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Catalog, Local Delivery Roy Rogers 813-874-1167 E-mail "[email protected]" for a .pdf listing of bamboos R0 6414 N. Gomez Ave. Roy Rogers propagated. Retail; Local sales only. Visits by appointment only. Tampa, FL 33614-4227 [email protected] Contact by e-mail preferred. Visit by Appointment Only, Retail San Diego Botanic Garden (760) 436-3036 x204 Fax: (760) Formerly Quail Botanical Gardens - Botanical Garden with over 100 230 Quail Gardens Drive 632-0917 Bamboos on display. No Plant Sales this year. www.sdbgarden.org S0 Encinitas, CA 92024 Diana Goforth [email protected]

Sequoyah Ridge Nursery 707 824 1482 Fax: 707 824 1840 Wholesale bamboo nursery, with a large variety and sizes of bamboo PO box 832 Hastings and Terri Schmidt available. We cater to bay area nurseries, & the landscape and design S1 Occidental, CA 95465 [email protected] industry. We provide plants for screening, commercial installations, and specimen plants. Retail by appointment only. www.bambooridgenursery.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Catalog, Local Delivery Shweeash Bamboo 503-440-2998 Wholesale, retail, and mail order nursery. Open by appointment. We 87509 Lewis and Clark Road Dave Crabtree sell temperate running and clumping bamboo, and can ship anywhere S2 Astoria, OR [email protected] in the USA. See our website www.shweeashbamboo.com for excellent photos and descriptions. www.shweeashbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Local Delivery, Ships USA Stanton Bamboo 860-668-9565 Bamboo species for the northeast, cold hardy in zones 5&6. Specialty 95 North Stone St. Chris Stanton Balled & Burlaped bamboo plants ideal for screening,groves,or S3 West Suffield, CT 06093 [email protected] specimen. Visits by appointment only, call ahead. Local installation, grove management and delivery available. Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Local Delivery Steve Rays Bamboo Gardens 205-631-2585 Visits by appointment only. Retail, mail order. Shipping within US S4 2535 Ferguson Rd. Steve Ray Jr www.thebamboogardens.com Www.thebamboogardens.com Gardendale, AL 35071 [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA

American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 47 2013 Source List #33 Susanne Lucas, 508-685-0342 Fax: none Professional horticultural consultations. Visits by appointment only. Horticulturist Susanne Lucas Landscape design services. Available for educational S5 9 Bloody Pond Road [email protected] presentations/workshops. Manager of BambooSelect US. Plymouth, MA 02360 www.bambooselect.us / www.susannelucas.com Visit by Appointment Only, Wholesale, Services Only The Bambusetum 910-654-4628 Local Delivery, mail order, ship USA, retail, wholesale, by T0 704 James Nobles Road Larry & Ann Nobles appointment only. www.porterswamp.com Chadbourn, NC 28431 [email protected] Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery The Plant Farm 250-537-5995 Fax: 250-537-5995 Canadian Retail Nursery. Landscaping Design Service. Bamboo, 177 Vesuvius Bay Rd. Jeff Savin Phormiums, Rhodos, Select Plants and Exotics. Extensive Display T1 Salt Spring Island, BC V8K [email protected] Gardens with mature specimens including bamboo. Delivery to 1K3 Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland of B.C. On-line catalogue. www.theplantfarm.ca Retail, Wholesale, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Thigpen Trail Bamboo Farm 706-255-4901 or 229-782-7455 Retail/Wholesale. Growing 100+ varieties of subtropical clumping 6273 Thigpen Trail Katie and Tracy Cato and cold-hardy running bamboos. Container grown plants and T2 Doerun, GA 31744 [email protected] stabilized B&B field divisions. Will deliver/ship wholesale orders. Visits by appointment only. SW Georgia, USDA Zone 8b/9. www.thigpentrailbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery, Ships USA Too2Bamboo 407-620-7071 We offer local retail sales by appointment and wholesale pricing. 410 Sandspur Road Jim & Gretchen Gorfine Specializing in tropical clumping bamboos and installation. Top T3 Maitland, FL 32751 [email protected] quality Bamboo poles from 1" to 6" diameter. Custom engraved bamboo poles. Custom bamboo structures. Custom Bamboo Surfboards www.too2bamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Touch the Earth, Inc. 973-538-2218 Fax: 973-538-7673 Wholesale/retail, design & installation, privacy hedges, delivery, 54 Georgian Road Bamboo Bob Foley worldwide shipping, landscape, consulting, visits by appointment, T4 Morristown, NJ 07960 [email protected] grove mgmt, removal, purchase groves. www.bamboobob.com www.bamboobob.com / idigbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Tradewinds Bamboo 541-425-5177 Retail, Mail Order, Shipping nationally and worldwide. Internet Nursery Gib Cooper Catalog and Price list. Plants, books, poles, barriers, fertilizer, tools T5 28446 Hunter Creek Loop [email protected] and consultant services. Dir. Bamboo Science: CO2BAMBU.COM Gold Beach, OR 97444 www.bamboodirect.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide Tripple Brook Farm, Inc. 413-527-4626 Fax: 413-527-9853 Retail - Wholesale - Mail Order - Ship within USA - Deliver locally - 37 Middle Road Stephen R. Breyer Catalog on request. Open daily. Visits by appointment. Credit cards T6 Southampton, MA 01073 [email protected] accepted. Cold-hardy bamboos a specialty - over 70 selections offered. Display plantings. Consultations and lectures. www.tripplebrookfarm.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA Tropical Bamboo Nursery & 561-784-2413 Fax: 954-301-2497 Retail, wholesale, certified for mail order to most States. Field and Gardens Robert Saporito container nursery growing mostly tropical clumping bamboos. Online T7 2929 G Road East [email protected] Catalog. Display gardens with an extensive tropical bamboo reference Loxahatchee, FL 33470 collection. Visa/MC/AMEX/Discover www.tropicalbamboo.com Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide West County Oasis Bamboo 707-585-7415 Fax: 707-584-7879 Jesus Mora, formerly of Bamboo Sourcery has opened this fabulous Garden Jesus Mora 5-acre bamboo and palm nursery. With 25 years of experience, he is W0 3525 Stony Point Road [email protected] an excellent resource for bamboo novices and aficionados, offering Santa Rosa, CA 95407 retail sales, installation & consultation. www.WestCountyBamboo.com Retail, Mail Order, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery Whispering Winds Bamboo 808-248-7561 Fax: call ahead Cured and treated bamboo poles of various diameters and lengths. 11 HC1 Box 180 Rich von Wellsheim different species of timber bamboo including 3 species of black. W1 Hana, HI 96713 [email protected] Wholesale, Retail Nursery Hawaiian Islands only. Visits by appt. m www.whisperingwindsbamboo.com www.whisperingwindsbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Catalog, Takes Credit Cards, Local Delivery, Ships USA American Bamboo Society – Plant & Product Suppliers 48 2013 Source List #33

Wild Bird Bamboo 360 378 2924 Fax: 360 378 3146 Wild Bird Bamboo is on San Juan Island, Wa. offering wholesale and Call for appointment John Stamey retail. We propagate a variety of temperate clumping, mid-size, and W2 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 [email protected] timber bamboos. Our farm is an excellent place to view bamboo surrounded by native habitat. www.wildbirdbamboo.com www.wildbirdbamboo.com Visit by Appointment Only, Retail, Wholesale, Local Delivery Yunnan Bamboo Nursery +86 18677108437 www.ynbambus.com Y0 West Xuefu Road Maria Li Hua Jiang Kunming, [email protected] Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order, Ships USA, Ships Worldwide

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Information about the American Bamboo Society

Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter ABS Objectives James Bonner The objectives and purposes of the Society are: e-mail: [email protected] 1. To provide a source of information on the identification, www.lgcc-abs.org propagation, application, conservation, culture and appreciation of bamboos. To disseminate and store this information, the Mid States Chapter corporation maintains a library of references and publishes a Dan Fox Journal and Magazine. e-mail: [email protected] 2. To promote the utilization of a group of desirable species by development of stocks of plants for distribution to botanic gardens Northeast Chapter and introduction to the general public. Scott Richie 3. To preserve and increase the number of bamboo species in the e-mail: [email protected] United States. www.bamboo.org/wp/nec/ 4. To plant and maintain bamboo gardens to display the characteristic beauty of mature plants and to provide plant material Northern California Chapter for research in the taxonomy, propagation and culture of as large a David King number of species as possible. e-mail: [email protected] 5. To support bamboo research in the field and to establish www.nccabs.org whatever facilities are deemed necessary to carry out the research projects approved by the Directors. Pacific Northwest Chapter The American Bamboo Society (ABS) was formed in 1979 Adam Williams and became incorporated in the state of California in 1981. Today e-mail: [email protected] we have members throughout the United States and many other www.pnwbamboo.org countries. ABS membership benefits include a subscription to the bimonthly magazine, BAMBOO, and the annual scientific Journal, Southeast Chapter BAMBOO SCIENCE & CULTURE. Tom Harlow

e-mail: [email protected] www.sec-bamboo.org Chapters ABS has 10 Chapters who sponsor lectures, conferences, Southern California Chapter tours, and plant sales in their areas, maintain bamboo libraries, and Danielo Ramos donate plants to public gardens. Although bamboo seed is quite e-mail: [email protected] rare, they distribute seed to members when it is available. The www.ABSSoCal.org United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates a Quarantine Greenhouse for newly imported bamboo species. The Texas Bamboo Society ABS is currently working with the USDA to import new species Artie Turner into the United States. In the past the ABS has successfully e-mail: [email protected] established many species new to the US. Some of the chapters www.bamboocentral.net have copies of this list available for distribution. The following list gives the names of the representative or International Representative contact for each chapter, who can give information about bamboo, Luc Boeraeve membership and activities. e-mail: [email protected]

Florida Caribbean Chapter Karlyn M. Bradshaw Copies of this list are available either from some of the e-mail: [email protected] , listed vendors, from chapter offices, or from the ABS www.tropicalbamboo.org Membership Office for $5.00 (includes postage & handling). Hawaii Chapter Norm Bezona A membership application is on the next page. Please copy e-mail: [email protected] and send to the address on the form.

You can also sign up online at http://www.bamboo.org/bamboo-membership.php

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Table of Contents Page Introduction and Overview ...... 1 Common Names ...... 2 Credits ...... 3 Synonyms and Corrected Names ...... 4 Species List Table ...... 6 Bamboo Products ...... 37 Vendors by Code ...... 38 Vendors List ...... 39 Vendors by State ...... 49 Advertising ...... 3, 5, 37, 38, 48, 49 ABS Information – Objectives, and Chapter Contacts ...... 50 Membership Application – Join or renew now! ...... 51