Description
Phyllostachys nuda 🎍
Common Name: Naked Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Cold-Hardy 🌿 | Elegant & Resilient 🌾
Phyllostachys nuda is a highly cold-hardy and graceful bamboo, known for its smooth, dark green culms and fine-textured, bright green foliage 🎍🌿. This variety is one of the best choices for colder climates, withstanding temperatures as low as –20°F (–29°C), making it an ideal bamboo for northern gardeners.
Reaching heights of up to 30 feet, it provides excellent screening and ornamental value without sacrificing hardiness. Its clean, upright growth habit and minimal branching at the base make it perfect for privacy hedges, windbreaks, or elegant groves, while its adaptability and vigor ensure it thrives with minimal care 🏡🍃.
🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 20–30 ft (6–9 m)
📐 Spread: Spreading (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Running, upright, cold-tolerant
🌿 Culms: Smooth, glossy dark green
🍃 Foliage: Narrow, lush green leaves
🌞 Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🏡 Uses: Privacy screens, windbreaks, cold-climate groves
✅ Why Choose Phyllostachys nuda?
❄️ Extremely cold-hardy—ideal for northern regions
🌿 Elegant, upright form with clean culms
🌱 Fast-growing and low-maintenance
🎍 Great for both ornamental and functional plantings
🏡 A resilient, beautiful choice for any landscape
With its refined look and unbeatable cold tolerance, Phyllostachys nuda is the go-to bamboo for gardeners who want beauty, height, and durability—no matter the climate 🎍🌿.
The new shoots are fine for eating and very tasty. It makes a superb choice for harsh climates when a tropical looking screen or specimen is desired. This is one of the bamboos that we recommend to people wishing to experiment with bamboo in extreme environments.
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