Phyllostachys makinoi

Description

Phyllostachys makinoi 🎍
Common Name: Makino Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Ornamental 🌿 | Sleek & Durable 🌾

Phyllostachys makinoi is a refined and cold-hardy bamboo known for its smooth, straight green culms and elegant upright form 🌿🌱. Native to higher elevations in Taiwan, this bamboo offers excellent performance in cooler climates while bringing a clean, architectural look to the landscape 🌳🍃.

Growing up to 35 feet tall, Makinoi is perfect for creating privacy screens, windbreaks, or vertical accents in modern and traditional gardens alike. Its tall, straight culms mature to a glossy olive green, often accompanied by subtle white ring markings at the nodes—a signature of this classy species 🎋🌿.

🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 30–35 ft (9–10.5 m)
📐 Spread: Spreading (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 6–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Running, upright and strong
🍃 Foliage: Narrow, glossy green leaves
🌿 Culms: Smooth, deep green with prominent white nodes
🌞 Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🏡 Uses: Privacy screens, windbreaks, specimen plantings, architectural accents

✅ Why Choose Phyllostachys makinoi?
🌿 Sleek, straight culms for a modern aesthetic
🌳 Cold-hardy and ideal for cooler zones
🌱 Fast-growing and resilient
🌾 Great for structured screens or natural fencing
🌞 Elegant foliage and form for year-round appeal

Phyllostachys makinoi is the perfect bamboo for gardeners who want structure, strength, and style in one fast-growing, dependable plant 🎍🌿.

Used throughout asia for constructing furnature and a variety of crafts.