Friendly name: Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo

Phyllostachys bambusoides
"Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo"
"Madake"

Maximum Height: 72'
Maximum Diameter: 6"
Minimum Temperature: 5° F
Does best in full sun.
Spreading: Aggressive
ID: Grif 13944 01 PL

Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo

Phyllostachys bambusoides "Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo" is the most utilized bamboo in Japan where it is valued for its large, good quality, straight, thick-walled culms that are very good for splitting. Prior to extensive flowering in the 1970's it was widely distributed on the East and West Coas of the United States. Many groves died and did not recover; those that did recover have regained their vegetative vigor and have developed mature groves. The shoots have a bitter taste that can be reduced by par-boiling with fresh water 2 or 3 times. First introduced in the U.S. in 1889 with many subsequent introductions. Our grove came from a recovered grove that flowered in the 70's. Most of the divisions from the recovered groves have not attained the rated height and diameter listed. The largest culms we have seen from any recovered grove are 55 feet tall and 4 inches in diameter. Groves from divisions that didn't flower still attain the rated size.

Pronunciation Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber 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
Name	Botanical	Alternate	Meaning
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.

Pronunciation
Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber 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

Name

Botanical

Alternate

Meaning

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.

Performance data Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo (Zone 7)
Year	Height	Diam	Low Temp	Winter damage	First shoot
1	7'	0 1/2"	10°	Low leaf burn	April 30
2	12'	0 7/8"	11°	None	April 30
3	21'	1 1/2"	8°	None	May 1
4	26'	1 3/4"	6°	None	May 4
5	26'	1 5/8"	5°	None	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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Performance data
Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo (Zone 7)

Year

Height

Diam

Low Temp

Winter damage

First shoot

0 1/2"

10°

Low leaf burn

April 30

12'

0 7/8"

11°

None

April 30

21'

1 1/2"

8°

None

May 1

26'

1 3/4"

6°

None

May 4

26'

1 5/8"

5°

None

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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Click here for photos

Prices
Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo
A	B	C	D
N/A	$60	$80	$110
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Prices

Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo

N/A

$60

$80

$110

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Uses Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo
Edible shoots	Excellent	Hedge	Too tall
House	Too large	Wood quality	Excellent
Container	Good	Crafts	Good
Screen	High branching	Ornamental	Excellent
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Friendly name: Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo

Phyllostachys bambusoides"Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo""Madake"

Maximum Height: 72' Maximum Diameter: 6" Minimum Temperature: 5° F Does best in full sun. Spreading: Aggressive ID: Grif 13944 01 PL