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Bambusa textilis Fusca

Botanical Name
Bambusa textilis Fusca
Common Names
Slender Weavers Bamboo,
A versatile and fast growing bamboo used extensively for screening, especially neighbouring three storey residences. Will grow in a narrow garden bed and successfully screen three storey windows! Solely vertical growing, this bamboo's leafy blue/green culms are equally useful as a specimen - remove lower branches to expose culms or remove most culms all together leaving a dramatic few. Cold tolerant to -4C, coastal and shade tolerant add to the appeal of this bamboo.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bambusa textilis Fusca Slender Weavers Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright

Description:
A versatile and fast growing bamboo used extensively for screening, especially neighbouring three storey residences. Will grow in a narrow garden bed and successfully screen three storey windows! Solely vertical growing, this bamboo's leafy blue/green culms are equally useful as a specimen - remove lower branches to expose culms or remove most culms all together leaving a dramatic few. Cold tolerant to -4C, coastal and shade tolerant add to the appeal of this bamboo.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained