Product Review

100 Fresh black bamboo seed

With jet black culms and feathery green leaves, this is
perhaps our most sought after bamboo. Under ideal
conditions Black Bamboo will grow to 35 feet in height
with culms over 2 inches in diameter, but 25 feet is its
average height in most climates. There has been at
least one instance where Black Bamboo has been
measured at over 45 feet, but this appears to be very
rare. In most residential gardens here in Portland,
Oregon, we usually find Black Bamboo to reach a
plateau of about 25 to 30 feet in height.

New culms emerge green every spring and gradually turn
black in one to three years. There is always a contrast
of light and dark culms balanced by slender, dark green
leaves. This bamboo is initially slow to spread, through
when mature, it can be quite vigorous. If planted in poor
soil it tends to grow in a tight cluster, producing mostly
thin, weepy culms.

should be given a generous layer of rich topsoil, composed
of compost or aged manure and mulch, and space to
grow unimpeded. It makes an outstanding specimen, if
well cared for, and can be the focal point of any garden.
It can also be shaped to form a dense hedge for privacy.