General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 50 to 100 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flower Color: Other: Cream
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: It takes 100 years or more for this plant to produce flowers.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Vegetable
Will Naturalize
Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Stem
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Giant Bamboo
  • Dendrocalamus
  • Giant Burmese Timber Bamboo
  • Gragon Bamboo
  • Rough Giant Bamboo
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dendrocalamus asper
  • Synonym: Gigantochloa aspera

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Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-12-09
most popular bamboo shoots for consumption in Indonesia
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-12-09
very good for construction, but not for weaving, when Lichen grow
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-12-09
shoots produce year round but most productive in rainy season
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-14
young shoots covered with black hairs
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-16
Fresh new shoot
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-14
Young stems..
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-17
young shoot sprouting at the base
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-17
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-17
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-17
Older stems are very often covered with gorgeous mosses and liche
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-01-17

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