trees and shrubs

THE EMERALD GARDEN
AUSTIN'S MOST UNIQUE NURSERY

We have lots of bamboo at Emerald

First there are two basic kinds of bamboo.

Running bamboo are typically very hardy and come in hundreds of varieties and hybrids. These are aggressive spreaders and must be well controlled or container grown. Some are dwarf ground cover types and others can grow up to 90 feet tall and have 6" canes. Roots can run 20 feet side ways underground and can sprout canes all along the root.

Clumping bamboo grow equally as fast as running bamboo but are typically from more tropical regions and care should be taken to get hardy varieties. These bamboo spread by a clumping rhizome that shoots up canes very close to the older canes producing a thicker and more controlled clump.

Emerald Garden has a selection of both types.

Clumping : Dwarf Fernleaf ( Bambusa Multiplex Sp. ) 2'-4' tall by 3'-4'. 0 deg hardy

Stripe stem dwarf ( B. Multiplex Sp.) 3'-4' tall by 3'-4'. 0 deg hardy

Chinese Goddess ( B. Multiplex Sp. ) 6'-10' tall by 4'-6'. 5 deg hardy

Golden Goddess ( B. Multiplex Sp.) 8'-10' tall by 5'-8'. 5 deg hardy

Alphonse Karr ( B. Multiplex Sp. ) 14'-20' tall by 6'-10'. 10 root deg hardy

Weavers ( B. Textillis ) 20'-40' tall by 10'-12'. 12 deg root hardy

Running: Shiroshima (Hibanobambusa tranguillans ) 6'-12' Rare super large leaf and striking variegation

Temple Bamboo ( Semiarundinaria Fastuosa ) 30'-60' tall very straight colorful canes

Black Bamboo ( Phyllostachys nigra ) 30'-60' tall glossy black canes

Giant grey ( Phyllostachys nigra " Henon" ) 30'-60' tall dusty grey older canes

All running bamboo are Austin hardy.