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| bamboo price list | note that some species are often in short supply |
Forest Floor maintain an important collection of economically valuable bamboo species, which are endangered worldwide.
Species we grow are as follows (note they are not necessarily currently available....see price list above):
Bambusa oldhamii - farm shelter bamboo
Bambusa multiplex (and B. multiplex "Alphonse Karr", B Multiplex "Golden Goddess"
Bambusa albostriata (Weaver bamboo)
Bambusa tuldoides "punting pole bamboo"
Bambusa ventricosa
Bambusa tulda - almost solid stems
Dendrocalamnus latifolia
Himalayacalamnus hookerianus
Phyllostachys edulis, Phyllostachys bambusoides, P. henonis, P. mitis. (grown to order)
Other species are sometimes availableto: bamboo at forestfloor.co.nz
Here is a shoot of Dendrocalamnus latiflora, the bamboo with the biggest leaves. Shoots grow to 150mm diameter and 25 metres tall.
This is Phyllostachys bambusoides. Bambusoides is what the Japanese use for scaffolding and its timber is tough and straight, free of branches for many metres, and relatively untapered. Its shoots are also good to eat. It is an extremely ornamental bamboo, which needs bit of space to get big. One plant will eventually cover half an acre unless contained. Ideal for farms for erosion control.