B. dolichomerithalla “Green Stripe”

Max Ht: 35’
Max Diam: 2”
Min Temp: 25 FEdible: ?

A graceful, beautiful, and strong bamboo that's leafless for the bottom 10 ft. or more. Green culms are very straight with a light-blue, persistent bloom and dark-green stripes. Long internodes make it useable for flutes, blowpipes, etc.

Thyrsostachys Siamensis (Monastery Bamboo)

Max Ht: 35’
Max Diam: 2-3”
Min Temp: 25 F
Edible: yes

A handsome ornamental with strong, straight, nearly-solid culms and a frothy profusion of very-fine leaves starting at 8’ high. Slow growing, it makes a very tight clump, with a small footprint. A good windbreak or sound barrier. Used for light construction, tool handles, and basket weaving. Planted extensively in Buddhist monasteries, hence its name.

B. textilis(Weaver’s Bamboo)

Max Ht: 40’
Max Diam: 2.5”
Min Temp: 13 F
Edible: yes

This spectacular bamboo forms a very-dense clump. It has straight, strong, thin-walled, almost-vertical culms with 16-24” long internodes. Leafless and branchless on the lower half, with dark-green, consistent-diameter culms. Prized for its strong weaving splits and for general handcraft uses. A classic combination of form and function.