Phyllostachys nigra ‘Tosaensis’

Description

Phyllostachys nigra ‘Tosaensis’ 🎍
Common Name: Tosa Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Timber & Ornamental 🌿 | Elegant & Fast-Growing 🌾

Phyllostachys nigra ‘Tosaensis’ is a rare and graceful bamboo variety, prized for its tall, straight green culms with subtle reddish tones in strong sun, paired with a sleek, clean appearance that brings a refined vertical element to any landscape 🎍🌿. Unlike traditional black bamboo, this cultivar retains its rich green color while offering superior height and vigor.

Reaching up to 50 feet in ideal conditions, Tosaensis is perfect for large privacy screens, timber applications, or as a dramatic focal point in spacious gardens. It’s also one of the fastest-growing Phyllostachys varieties, making it a powerful choice for those wanting impact and coverage quickly 🌱🏡.

🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 40–50 ft (12–15 m)
📐 Spread: Spreading (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 7–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Running, tall and upright
🌿 Culms: Deep green with reddish blush in sunlight
🍃 Foliage: Narrow, lush green leaves
🌞 Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🏡 Uses: Timber, large-scale privacy screens, ornamental groves

✅ Why Choose Phyllostachys nigra ‘Tosaensis’?
🌿 Exceptionally tall, fast-growing, and vigorous
🎋 Clean, modern aesthetic with lush foliage
🌱 Ideal for privacy, windbreaks, or timber use
🏡 A refined bamboo for expansive, structured landscapes
🌞 Low-maintenance and sun-tolerant

Add height, elegance, and vitality to your outdoor space with Phyllostachys nigra ‘Tosaensis’—a powerful bamboo with sleek beauty and impressive growth 🎍🌿.

It has excellent quality wood that once dried appears like snakeskin. We estimate that it will reach 20-25 feet here on the West Coast. This is a new bamboo for us and has only recently become available.