Friendly name: Castillon - McClure

Phyllostachys bambusoides
'McClure's Castillon'

Maximum Height: 35'
Maximum Diameter: 2"
Minimum Temperature: 0° F
Does best in full sun.
Spreading: Aggressive
ID: Grif 13908 01 PL

Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon

P. b. 'McClure's Castillon' bamboo has golden yellow culms and green grooves. An occasional leaf has a cream colored stripe. Used as an ornamental. The original PI 41659 flowered in 1965 and was lost. The PI Grif 13908 was originally obtained from a source in Japan who reportedly induced the plant to stop flowering by applying greater than normal amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. There are two reconigized forms. Ours is the less varigated form described first by F. A, McClure.

Rare

Pronunciation Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon
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.
McClure's Castillon	CAST-till-on		Castillon - For Comte de Castillon by Joseph Latour-Marliac who first introduced it to France

Pronunciation
Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon

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.

McClure's Castillon

CAST-till-on

Castillon - For Comte de Castillon by Joseph Latour-Marliac who first introduced it to France

Performance data Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon (Zone 7)
Year	Height	Diam	Low Temp	Winter damage	First shoot
1	4'	0 1/4"	10°	High leaf burn	April 15
2	10'	0 1/2"	11°	High leaf burn	April 30
3	15'	1"	8°	High leaf burn	May 6
4	15'	1"	6°	Low leaf burn	May 5
5	15'	1"	5°	None	May 8
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 McClures Castillon (Zone 7)

Year

Height

Diam

Low Temp

Winter damage

First shoot

0 1/4"

10°

High leaf burn

April 15

10'

0 1/2"

11°

High leaf burn

April 30

15'

8°

High leaf burn

May 6

15'

6°

Low leaf burn

May 5

15'

5°

None

May 8

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 McClures Castillon
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$45	$60	$80	$110
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Prices

Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon

$45

$60

$80

$110

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Uses Phyllostachys bambusoides McClures Castillon
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: Castillon - McClure

Phyllostachys bambusoides'McClure's Castillon'

Maximum Height: 35' Maximum Diameter: 2" Minimum Temperature: 0° F Does best in full sun. Spreading: Aggressive ID: Grif 13908 01 PL