Mary Ann and Bert Silverman
1458 Dusty Road
Crewe, Virginia 23930
(434) 645-7662
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P. b. 'Geniculata' Slender Crookstem Bamboo culms often show a marked zigzag of lower internodes and have a white powder that can obscure the green when it gets old. Nodes are not prominent. This bamboo is listed by the American Bamboo Society as Slender Crookstem. It was first introduced to the US in 1924 and again in 1943 from Guangdong, China.
Rare.
| Pronunciation Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Geniculata' Slender Crookstem |
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Botanical Latin is essentially a written language ....
How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... |
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| Name | Botanical | Alternate | Meaning |
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| Phyllostachys | fil-lo-STAK-iss | fy-lo-STAK-iss | Greek for leaf spike |
| bambusoides | bam-BOO-soy-deez | Compounded from Bambusa, a name for bamboo that was the result of an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word Mambu and -odies, which indicates resemblance. | |
| Geniculata | gen-ik-yoo-LAH-tuh | geniculata - Bent sharply | |
| Performance data Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Geniculata' Slender Crookstem (Zone 7) |
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| Year | Height | Diam | Low Temp | Winter damage | First shoot |
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| 1 | 4' | 0 1/4" | 10° | None | February 26 |
| 2 | 10' | 0 1/2" | 11° | None | April 18 |
| 3 | 11' | 0 1/2" | 8° | None | May 7 |
| 4 | 16' | 0 3/4" | 6° | None | May 11 |
| 5 | 16' | 0 3/4" | 5° | None | May 23 |
| 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. | |||||
| Uses Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Geniculata' Slender Crookstem |
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| Edible shoots | Excellent | Hedge | Too short |
| House | Too large | Wood quality | Excellent |
| Container | Good | Crafts | Good |
| Screen | High branching | Ornamental | Good |
| Prices | |||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Geniculata' Slender Crookstem | |||
| A | B | C | D |
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| N/A | $55 | $75 | $105 |
| Check on availability before ordering sizes with this color background | |||
©2008 MidAtlanticBamboo
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We would appreciate a credit line.