Resembles Phyllostachys bambusoides except that the culms of this bamboo are thinner walled. Culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. There is a white powdery band beneath each node at sheath fall. It is the most cold hardy of the large timber bamboos and establishes quite quickly. Shoots are excellent for eating. A very attractive ornamental.
Very rare.
| Pronunciation Phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis |
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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 |
| vivax | VIE-VAX | ||
| Uses Phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis |
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| Edible shoots | Excellent | Hedge | Too tall |
| House | Too large | Wood quality | Good |
| Container | No | Crafts | Excellent |
| Screen | High branching | Ornamental | Excellent |
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