Golden Chinese Timber Bamboo
Phyllostachys vivax f. aureocaulis
Height: a tall bamboo between 4m – 12m depending on cultivation conditions.
Supplied as a mature potted clump. Various sizes. (contact for details)
Site - Grows well in full sun to partial shade.
Soil - Well-drained loam soil, moist.
Uses - Excellent for hedging, screening or large pots and containers.
Winterhardiness - Hardy to – 15 degrees Celsius.
Collection only, To big for shipping.
Behaves like clumping bamboo in a temperate climate.
Foliage: Evergreen tall foliage
A really spectacular variety with green stripes on canes up to 50mm-75mm thick which can be bright yellow to a matured dark orangey yellow.
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds.
In a container grow in a loam-based compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season.
Should remain as a large thicket but may become invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions.
Propagate by division in spring.
Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect.
Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming
Collection only or delivery can be arranged locally within 50 miles