Clumper or Runner: Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 15 – 20 m / 4 – 10 cm / 20 – 45 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Green culms / 15 – 30 cm / several branches from mid-culm nodes

Potted/Garden/Commercial: Garden, screening, erosion control or commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: ± −1°C to −3°C / Tropical to subtropical, humid conditions preferred

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH: 1 000 – 4 000 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / grows best in moist, fertile, well-drained soils but tolerates a wide soil range / pH 5.5 – 7.5

Uses: General construction, fencing, poles, garden screening, erosion control, windbreaks, pulp, paper, baskets, crafts, light furniture, fuel, charcoal, biomass, animal fodder from leaves, and edible young shoots when properly prepared.

Common names: Tropical Blue Bamboo / Emperor’s Blue Bamboo / White Bamboo

Clumper or Runner: Clumper — non-invasive, open clumping bamboo.

Height / diameter / Internode: 8 – 12 m, occasionally up to 18 m / 3 – 7 cm / 30 – 45 cm, occasionally longer. Published botanical descriptions list culms around 5–10 m, occasionally 18 m, with 30–50 mm culms and internodes 30–45 cm, occasionally up to 100 cm.

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Powdery blue-white young culms, maturing green with a pale white bloom / narrow green leaves / branches higher up with a clean lower culm appearance. It is especially valued for its attractive blue-white culm bloom.

Potted/Garden/Commercial: Garden, estate, landscape, privacy screen, ornamental feature, windbreak, craft use. Better for larger gardens or open landscapes than small suburban beds because the mature clump can become broad.

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: Approximately −4°C to −6°C / tropical to subtropical, warm temperate in protected positions. Some nursery sources list around −4°C, while other grower references suggest occasional tolerance close to −6°C, but young shoots should be protected from frost.

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH: Medium to high water requirement / best in warm, humid, sheltered areas / well-drained sandy, loamy or clay soils / mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. It prefers moist soil and grows in sun to semi-shade.

Uses: Premium ornamental bamboo, privacy screening, living fence, windbreak, feature planting, garden landscaping, basketry, weaving, craft material and paper production. The long internodes and attractive culms make it especially useful as a decorative bamboo and for light craft applications.

Common name: Giant Thorny Bamboo / Indian Thorny Bamboo / Spiny Bamboo

Growth habit: Clumping bamboo

Height / Culm diameter / Internode length:
25–30 m, sometimes up to 35 m / 10–18 cm, sometimes larger in ideal conditions / 10–15 cm, sometimes longer depending on site conditions

Culm colour / Leaf length / Branching:
Green culms, often becoming dull green to grey-green with age / 12–18 cm leaves / many branches, with lower branches often thorny or spiny

Suitable for:
Commercial cultivation, farm boundary planting, windbreaks, erosion control and biomass production. Less suitable for small gardens because of its large, thorny clumps.

Minimum temperature / Climate:
Approximately −2°C to −3°C once established / Tropical to warm subtropical, preferably humid and wet tropical climates

Annual water requirement / Altitude / Soil / pH:
Approximately 1,000–2,500 mm rainfall or irrigation, performs best with good moisture / 0–1,250 m altitude / prefers rich, moist, well-drained alluvial, loamy or heavier soils / pH approximately 5.5–7.5

Main uses:
Strong construction poles, scaffolding, fencing, farm structures, house building, baskets, mats, paper pulp, edible young shoots, fuel, charcoal, biomass, erosion control, live fencing, windbreaks and protective boundary planting.

Important  note:
Bambusa bambos is a very strong commercial bamboo, but it is thorny.

10 plugs @R83/PLUG = 1 x  box(R830/10)

20 plugs @R78/PLUG = 2 x  box(R1 560/20)

Plugs are cultured from tissue culturing and not from seeds. This allows us to get the best genetic material with the best selected characteristics.

The plugs are +/- 30cm tall and will require to be replanted into 2,5 liter bags filled with, preferably river sand and added Bio ganic(Pure natural organic fertilization based on mature chicken manure) to the soil mixture. Each plant needs at least 150 – 200ml of sprayed water every 2-3 days to keep them moist. The roots can take up to 10 months to strengthen, before it can be replanted into bigger bags or planted in plantations.

Pros.: Using plugs helps the plant to adjust to the climate.  It is also more cost effective transport wise and you can be part of the nurturing of the bamboo in your own home or nursery.  It is ideal for Commercial Farming or Large Gardens. Minimal maintenance once established.

Cons.:  (Farmers) There might be a lead time of 3 – 6 months to prepare large quantities of plugs.

NB: Plugs are usually only sold in boxes of 540 plants and not sold separately to Nurseries or the public, except if there is a Nation wide promotion to promote species, like this one. Our Supplier receives a yearly phytosanitary certificate verifying that all the agricultural products(bamboo plants and -plugs) have been inspected and are pest and disease free. This is for importing and exporting the bamboo plants and -plugs. In the more than 25
years this supplier supplied Africa, none of their products has been declined by customs. They are also inspected by the Department of agriculture, land reform & rural development on a yearly base.

Species:  Bambusa balcooa

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode:  15 – 25 m / 2.5 – 10 cm / 20 – 40 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch:  Silver brown / 6 – 30 cm / several to many

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden or Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  −5°C / Tropical wet

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  600 – 5 000 mm / 0 – 600 m, prefer heavy texture soil / pH 5.5 – 7.0

Uses:  Young edible shoots, leaves for fodder, building material, mats, baskets, pulp, scaffolding, panels, windbreaker, furniture, suitable for biomass, charcoal and energy charcoal production.

10 plugs @R75/PLUG = 1 x  box(R750)

20 plugs @R68/PLUG = 2 x  box(R1 360)

Plugs are cultured from tissue culturing and not from seeds. This allows us to get the best genetic material with the best selected characteristics.

The plugs are +/- 30cm tall and will require to be replanted into 2,5 liter bags filled with, preferably river sand and added Bio ganic(Pure natural organic fertilization based on mature chicken manure) to the soil mixture. Each plant needs at least 150 – 200ml of sprayed water every 2-3 days to keep them moist. The roots can take up to 10 months to strengthen, before it can be replanted into bigger bags or planted in plantations.

Pros.: Using plugs helps the plant to adjust to the climate.  It is also more cost effective transport wise and you can be part of the nurturing of the bamboo in your own home or nursery.  It is ideal for Commercial Farming or Large Gardens. Minimal maintenance once established.

Cons.:  (Farmers) There might be a lead time of 3 – 6 months to prepare large quantities of plugs.

NB: Plugs are usually only sold in boxes of 540 plants and not sold separately to Nurseries or the public, except if there is a Nation wide promotion to promote species, like this one. Our Supplier receives a yearly phytosanitary certificate verifying that all the agricultural products(bamboo plants and -plugs) have been inspected and are pest and disease free. This is for importing and exporting the bamboo plants and -plugs. In the more than 25
years this supplier supplied Africa, none of their products has been declined by customs. They are also inspected by the Department of agriculture, land reform & rural development on a yearly base.

Species: Dendrocalamus asper / Giant Bamboo

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 15 – 30 m / 8 – 20 cm (at base) / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Plain green, white or yellow stripes at the base /30 cm / few

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Large Garden or Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  −4°C / Tropical wet to dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  1 200 – 4 500 mm / 0 – 1 500 m, any type / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses: Construction, furniture, basketry, handicrafts, edible young shoots and fodder. Industrial panel products, ply bamboo, chopsticks, toothpicks.

Clumper or Runner: Phyllostachys bissetti / Bisset’s bamboo

Height / diameter / Internode: 9 – 12 m / 2.5 – 5 cm / 20 -30 cm

Color culm/ Leaf length / Branch:  Green with a bluish or grayish cast / 10 – 15 cm / 1 – 3 branches per node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -20°C / Subtropical regions with moderate rainfall

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil:  1 000- 1 500 mm / 0 – 2 000 m / Well-drained, fertile soil Clay, Loam, Sand / pH 6.0 – 7.0

The life expectancy of this bamboo is roughly 20 years.

The bamboo shoots can protect yourself from the contagious flu. It has anti-inflammatory benefits. The potassium level of shoots is great for stroke prevention and kidney care. It also offers natural sterols that help maintain a healthy heart. It also helps you deal with constipation. Its shoots taste like sweet peas.

Uses: Scaffolding, flooring, structural components, furniture, paper and pulp production, erosion control.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode:  15 – 25 m / 2.5 – 10 cm / 20 – 40 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch:  Silver brown / 6 – 30 cm / several to many

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden or Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  −5°C / Tropical wet

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  600 – 5 000 mm / 0 – 600 m, prefer heavy texture soil / pH 5.5 – 7.0

Uses:  Young edible shoots, leaves for fodder, building material, mats, baskets, pulp, scaffolding, panels, windbreaker, furniture, suitable for biomass, charcoal and energy charcoal production.

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 7.5 – 18 m / 20 cm / 35 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Evergreen, huge, upright, very thick, grey-green canes. Small, pale green leaves. Deep green at first,mature to yellow-green, then almost orange-green. / 8-10 cm L 8-10 mm W/ 2 branches at the nodes with 1 slightly larger dominant branch.

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Large Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -20°C- -10°C / subtropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  800-1 800 mm /180 – 1 600 m / fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils. Chalk, Loam. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral / pH 5.5 – 6.5

Uses: Edible shoots, timber, fencing, furniture, construction material, paper pulp, plywood, flooring, musical instruments, utensils and rayon for the textile industry

Species: Phyllostachys aurea, P. Bambusdoides / Fish pole Bamboo

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 2 – 8 (12) m / 2 – 3 (9) cm / 10 -20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Young green, older yellow / 5 – 15 cm / arise in pairs from the middle of the culm and higher

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: – 18°C / Tempered to tropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH:  Up to 2 000 mm /0 – 1 400 m / best on rich or sandy but well drained / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses: Walking sticks, umbrella, fan handles, fishing rods, furniture, construction, ornamental purposes & privacy hedges, bamboo pipes. The ‘knotty’ compressed lower internodes render it desirable among collectors.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 6 -15 m / 6 – 10 cm / 20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: bright green / 5 – 25 cm / in upper part

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden or Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -2°C – 35°C / Tropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  > 500 – 1 000 mm / 200 – 800 m / drained & poor soil –
semi arid zones, drought resistant / pH 5.5 – 7.0

Oxytenanthera abyssinica is a woody perennial grass with erect culms that are 6-15 meters tall and 6-10 centimeters in diameter. The culms are solid or semi-solid, unlike the hollow structure of most bamboo species. The culms have an internode length of 20 centimeters and thick walls.

Uses: Pulp, handicraft, edible shoots, fodder, weaving, basketry, building material, furniture, tapped for its juice & fermented for an alcoholic beverage or wine. Biomass, charcoal & energy.