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.

Species: Gigantochloa atroviolacea / Java Black Bamboo / Tropical Black Bamboo

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 10-15 m / 6-8 cm / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Very dark culms with thin green stripes / 20-28 cm / clustered branches at nodes+ 1 larger dominant branch

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Large Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -2°C / Tropical or subtropical climates

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  1 500 – 3 700 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / Sandy Loam to Clay Loam / pH 5.5 – 7.0

Uses: Edible young shoots are consumed as a vegetable while the stems are used for making furniture and musical instruments.

Species: Bambusa tuldoides / Punting Pole Bamboo

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 6 – 17 m / 3 – 5 cm / 30 -36 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: 1-3 yellow stripes / 10 – 18 cm / few to many

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  – 7°C / Temperate to tropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  1500 mm to >3000 mm / 0 – 1 200 m, best 500 – 1 000 / pH 5.5 – 7.0

Uses:  Edible young shoots, scaffolding, handicraft(weaving utensils), Chinese medicine, paper fibers.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 7 – 20 m / 4 – 10 cm / 20 – 45 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow with green stripes of different density / 6 – 30 cm / several to many

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  −3°C / Humid till very dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  600 – 5 000 mm Tolerant to salinity & water logging. It is drought resistant and frost hardy / 0 – 1.200 m / all kind of soils / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses:  For boat masts, poles, props, furniture, pulp, medicine, basketry, handicrafts & fencing.