Phyllostachys bambusoides (Also Known as ‘Madake’ or Japanese Timber Bamboo)

Description

🌿 Product Name: Phyllostachys bambusoides (Madake / Japanese Timber Bamboo)
🎍 Type: Large running bamboo
🌱 Botanical Name: Phyllostachys bambusoides

🪴 Description:
Phyllostachys bambusoides, also known as Madake or Japanese Timber Bamboo, is one of the most majestic and towering bamboos grown in cultivation. With its thick-walled, glossy green culms and graceful arching foliage, this species delivers both strength and elegance 🌿. Revered in Japan for construction, crafts, and garden design, Madake is perfect for large-scale privacy screens, architectural features, or bamboo groves with dramatic impact.

🌾 Key Features:

• 🌿 Tall, straight green culms with thick walls

• 🎋 Graceful arching tops with soft foliage

• 🏯 Traditionally used in Japanese architecture

• ❄️ Cold hardy and long-lived

• 🌤️ Best growth and height in full sun

🌳 Ideal For:

• 🌿 Large-scale privacy screens or windbreaks

• 🏡 Creating traditional or Zen-style gardens

• 🪵 Timber bamboo for craft or building use

• 🏞️ Grand focal points or bamboo groves

🌱 Growing Info:

• Height: 12–20 m (40–65 ft)

• Culm Diameter: Up to 10 cm (4 in)

• Spread: Running bamboo; rhizome barrier strongly advised

• Light: Full sun to light shade

• Soil: Moist, well-drained 🌱

• Water: Regular watering, especially when establishing 🌿

• Maintenance: Prune old canes; control spread as needed 🍃

🌿 A majestic and time-honored species that brings towering beauty, traditional charm, and lasting utility to the garden or landscape.