Friendly name: Japanese Palm

Semiarundinaria fastuosa
"Narihira Bamboo"
"Japanese Palm Bamboo"

Maximum Height: 30'
Maximum Diameter: 1 1/2"
Minimum Temperature: -5° F
Does best in full sun.
Spreading: Moderate

Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo

Erect, straight culms make this a stately bamboo. After a time the culms turn from green to purplish brown. Culm internodes with branches at their base are narrowly grooved above the branches.

Name	Botanical	Alternate	Meaning
Pronunciation Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo
Botanical Latin is essentially a written language .... How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... W.T. Stearn an authority on Botanical Latin
Semiarundinaria	SEM-eye-ar-run-din-NAY-ree-uh		From the Latin semi meaning half and the noun "arundo" (cane) and the suffix "-aria" signifies belonging to.
fastuosa	fast-yoo-OH-suh		Proud
Narihira	NA-ra-HI-ra

Year	Height	Diam	Low Temp	Winter damage	First shoot
Performance data Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo (Zone 7)
1	6'	0 1/4"	9°	None	May 12
2	10'	0 1/2"	8°	None	May 4
3	13'	0 3/4"	10°	None	April 30
4	14'	0 7/8"	11°	None	April 22
5	16'	1"	8°	Low leaf burn	April 29
We start harvesting and grooming our groves after the 5th year, so any results after that would not reflect the true performance of the grove.
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Uses Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo
Edible shoots	Good	Hedge	Good
House	Too large	Wood quality	Excellent
Container	Good	Crafts	Good
Screen	Excellent	Ornamental	Excellent
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