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Phyllostachys aurea (Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo)

Golden bamboo is native from China. Fits perfectly in a Asian inspired gardens. It is called yellow or golden bamboo due to the color of the leaves and canes. The plant can spread by rhizomes and can create a dense planation in very short time. It doesn't produces flowers for years and plants that have flowered and set fruit die shortly after .Full to partial sun is needed for best growth

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  • French Name: Bambou

    Pronunciation: fy-lo-STAK-iss AW-re-uh

  • Plant type: Groundcover

  • Origin: China

  • Heat Zones: 3 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11

  • Uses: Screen, Border Plant, Container, Windbreak

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Upright

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Coarse

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Parallel

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

    Leaf Shape: Linear

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Coarse

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth, Colored

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: No

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: Yes

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Snail

    Plant Propagation: Division

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