Description

Phyllostachys nigra is called black bamboo because the culms, which come up green, get speckled black then fully black in a couple of years, usually. Probably the second most popular bamboo in California. It can get to a couple of inches in diameter in the Bay Area.

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Terra Viridis Nursery
Carol Morse and Bob Johannessen
El Sobrante, CA
(510) 222-9438

email: TerraV@comcast.net

Terra Viridis home page: http://www.tvnursery.com/

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Page updated April 15, 2005