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Growing Bamboo in Georgia - Orange County Extension Education ...

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Scientific Name - Phyllostachys aurea holochrysa<br />

Common Name - Golden Golden<br />

Type - Runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

M<strong>in</strong>imum Temperature - 0° F<br />

Maximum Height - 27 feet<br />

Maximum Diameter - 1 3 / 4 <strong>in</strong>ches<br />

Use - Crafts, utilitarian, shoots for food, ornamental<br />

Comments - Culms stay green to gold and then switch to yellow and golden orange<br />

Pictures taken at <strong>Bamboo</strong> Farm and Coastal Gardens, Savannah, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />

Scientific Name - Phyllostachys bambusoides<br />

Common Name - Giant Japanese Timber <strong>Bamboo</strong>, Madake<br />

Type - Runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

M<strong>in</strong>imum Temperature - 5° F<br />

Maximum Height - 72 feet<br />

Maximum Diameter - 6 <strong>in</strong>ches<br />

Use - Medic<strong>in</strong>e, shoots for food, build<strong>in</strong>gs, crafts<br />

Comments - Most used bamboo <strong>in</strong> Japan<br />

Pictures taken at <strong>Bamboo</strong> Farm and Coastal Gardens, Savannah, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />

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