Clumping or Hedge bamboo produce new canes just beyond the plants outermost canes to generate a tightly spaced visually impenetrable stand.

Clumping Bamboo is important in establishing privacy fences or hedges between houses.
Property lines can also be easily established and effectively used to keep out burglars, unwanted animals and neighbors prying eyes.
The clumping bamboos can be easily controlled, since they do not send out shoots randomly and unpredictably.
The use of these plants as a screen is the fastest and best way to quickly obtain established privacy with controlled growth.

Volusia County (Daytona) has discovered the wonderful advantages of planting Bamboo in screening their right-of-ways. After the Hurricanes and tornadoes of the past years, Volusia has realized the the wind blows through Bamboo and does not drop large heavy limbs or become uprooted easily as oasks and pines. Therefore there is much less maintenance plant refuse after a storm!

We offer Bamboo plants in 3 gallon containers and sometimes larger pots. And we can also dig all varieties of Bamboo upon request. The advantage is this freshly dug plant can be pruned to a greater height that most container plants.
We suggest if you are thinking of the freshly dug bamboo, have your ground prepared by pre-digging the plant holes so you will be ready to plant them in upon arrival.

Chinese Goddess  *    Alphonse Karr *    Silver Stripe   *  Green Hedge Bamboo  *   Budda Belly

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Grows from 15-25 ft. depending on conditions, with a diameter of 1 ½ in. Most clump bamboo is cold-hardy to 10 degrees F.
Plant Bamboo in sun or partial shade. Each node bears a large number of branches down to the culm base, making a thick hedge. Hardiest of bambusa. Makes a nice full potted accent plant for around the pool or spa, or a visual screen in the landscape.

 

Alphonse Karr can grow 25-40 ft tall with 1/1/2 to 3 inch width culm. This beautiful bright yellow bamboo is marked with variegated green streaks that randomly appear up and down the culm. Use this striking vareigation as a Specimen plant with placement as a focal point or plant it as a hedge on the east or west side when the sunlight can glow behind and backlight it.
Hardy to 10 degrees F.    Zone 8-10.     Fantastic Coloring
Lucia's hint,
I call this bamboo with its fantastic green and yellow coloring 'John Deere' Bamboo!

Kirk's Hint,
All hedge bamboo have lots of growth on the lower nodes therefore makes good thick hedges,
or clip away all lower leaves and branches to expose the culms. We especially prune the lower canes of Alphonse Karr to expose the beautiful green and yellow canes.

Golden Goddess' bamboo is a dwarf form similar to Fernleaf Bamboo but with larger leaves. Width of culm is from 1/2 to one inch and tend to be golden. Chinese Goddess does best in full sun. Its spreading clump form makes a good hedge. Plant 5 or more feet apart. Especially good for a screen fencing on a small lot or in a tight space. Chinese gardeners prize this golden stalked, fern- leaf foliage bamboo in bonsai gardens. Hardy to 20 degrees F. Zones 7-10.

Silver stripe is a popular clump bamboo particularily for its white and green leaf varigation on the new growth. So as the clump grows in girth, all the new growth on the outside of the clump will have a light glow. Silverstipe is a fast growing bamboo and is excellent for hedge or screening. Kirk thinks it grows most quickly.

Sometimes such a vigorous plant is best kept trimmed in a pot where its attractive striped leaves can be appreciated.

Buddah can grow up to 50 ft. tall and each culm can get in excess of 2 1/2 inches wide. It is very popular in Gainesville as it is a prized and highly desireable large diameter Bamboo that is cold-hardy. 50 ft tall is about the same as an oak pine tree.

Running bamboos send out long rhizomos or runners several feet away from existing canes and produce an open thicket.
Running Bamboo is also considered to be invasive by some people. Two methods of containing a running bamnoo is to mow the new shoots with the lawnmore or cut a ditch and place 24 inch wide metal. The bamboo roots shallowly and its roots will not dip under the metal. In fact it will hit the metal and the culms will turn up and have more canes. Running bamboo is also easy to control by mowing over new shoots that appear in the Spring. Without the culm being able to grow and develope the it will discontinue putting a culm up in this area. Running Bamboo is the most widely used bamboo in the world.

Lucia's hint. Use a running bamboo in a container as a hedge or screen.

Plant in long narrow plant containers, like a windowbox style.

These black canes are highly desireable for the ornamental garden. Leaves are always green against the black canes. Young new canes emerge green and gradually fade over the growing season to a mottled black and green stalk referred to as 'snake skin' and then finally turn jet black. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of its culm color. "Black bamboo" is highly desirable as an ornamental.
In China and Japan cabinet makes choose this variety for their decorative panels and inlays. Culms are used in furniture making, fishing rods, musical instruments, walking sticks and various crafts.
Growing it in a small pot will keep your Black bamboo small. Trim it just above a node. IT has a maximum diameter of two inches and grows best in 3/4 day sun." Minimum Temperature: 0° F