Growing Bamboo in Georgia - Orange County Extension Education ...
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Scientific Name - Phyllostachys nigra<br />
Common Name - Black <strong>Bamboo</strong><br />
Type - Runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imum Temperature - 0° F<br />
Maximum Height - 30 feet<br />
Maximum Diameter - 2 <strong>in</strong>ches<br />
Use - Ornamental, medic<strong>in</strong>e, shoots for food, build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
materials<br />
Comments - Culms turn black after 6 months<br />
Pictures taken at<br />
<strong>Bamboo</strong> Farm<br />
and Coastal<br />
Gardens,<br />
Savannah,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Scientific Name - Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’<br />
Common Name - Henon<br />
Type - Runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imum Temperature - 0° F<br />
Maximum Height - 65 feet<br />
Maximum Diameter - 4½ <strong>in</strong>ches<br />
Use - Build<strong>in</strong>g houses, structures, bridges, shoots for food, crafts, medic<strong>in</strong>e, utilitarian and agricultural tools.<br />
Comments - Culms are green and larger than Black <strong>Bamboo</strong>. Dist<strong>in</strong>ctive culms are rough and whitish green.<br />
Pictures taken at <strong>Bamboo</strong> Farm and Coastal Gardens, Savannah, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
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