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| McKenzie Valley Bamboo 38753 Camp Creek Rd. Springfield, OR 97478 U.S.A. |
541.746.9734 Fax:541.746.9754 John Theus www.McKenzieBamboo.com |
Retail local sales. Accepts credit cards. Local deliveries. 90 varieties planted in a 2 acre display garden. 190 varieties on site. Open weekends during daylight saving time. Other times by appointment. |
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Description | Synonym | Sources | More Info |
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| Bambusa | Genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or three much larger than the rest. New shoots appear in late summer or fall in their native areas. | ||||||||
| Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
25.00 | 1.50 | 18 | 5 | Similar to the species, but the culms and branches are bright yellow with irregular longitudinal narrow dark green stripes. New shoots and culms are often reddish. | Sources |  |
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| Clumper | |||||||||
| Bambusa oldhamii |
GIANT TIMBER | 55.00 | 4.00 | 21 | 5 | The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. | Sources | |
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| Borinda | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan, & Sichuan, with different flowers to Fargesia and shorter rhizomes than Yushania. Culms usually blue at first, usually with very fine grooves.. | ||||||||
| Borinda angustissima |
18.00 | 0.80 | 10 | 3 | From Sichuan. Arching culms with white powder and purple sheaths at first, and narrow leaves. Was listed as Fargesia. | Fargesia angustissima | Sources | |
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| Borinda contracta |
15.00 | 0.80 | 15 | 3 | From Yunnan. Bushy with many culms. | Sources | |
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| Borinda fungosa |
20.00 | 1.00 | 20 | 3 | Yunnan, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Shoots sweet, culms used for weaving. | Fargesia fungosa | Sources | |
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| Chimonobambusa | A group of medium-sized clumping bamboos from Yunnan, China with culms bearing thorny basal nodes. Similar to Chimonobambusa but clumping and less hardy, from 1400 to only only 2000 meters in subtropical mountainous regions. Shoots are very good eating an | ||||||||
| Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda |
Walking stick | 20.00 | 1.30 | 10 | 4 | A rare Chinese bamboo noted for its inflated culm nodes. Used for walking sticks in Sichuan, and highly prized for dried shoots. | Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda | Sources | |
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| Chusquea | A genus of C & S American bamboos that contains 134 described species, and possibly another 70 yet to be described. They are mostly clumping mountain bamboos, but some are runners. The solid culms usually bear one dominant branch and numerous branchlets. | ||||||||
| Chusquea culeou |
15.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | Hardy clumper, from southern Chile, long cultivated in Europe. Has many branches per node, all equal size. Many different clones available of varying hardiness and form. | Sources | |
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| Fargesia | Clumping bamboos from the alpine conifer forests of west and southwest China. Medium to small and all very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. Flowers like toothbrushes. Culms smooth. | ||||||||
| Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa' |
10.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | From Sichuan. Early shoots. Also known as Gansu 95-1. Close to the description of the real F. dracocephala. | Fargesia sp. 'rufa' | Sources | |
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| Fargesia robusta |
16.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | From Sichuan Province, China, at elevations over 8,000 feet.Early shoots. | Sources | |
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| Fargesia robusta 'Wolong' |
17.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | Collected in Wolong, Sichuan in 1996. More vigorous, with larger leaves. Bamboo 23: 16. 2002. | Sources | |
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| Fargesia sp. 'Scabrida' |
U | U | -5 | 4 | From Pingwu, Sichuan. Orange sheaths as F. dracocephala 'Rufa' but with more culm wax. Not F. scabrida. | Sources | |
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| Hibanobambusa | A running genus from Japan once thought to be a natural bigeneric hybrid between Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon', but with little evidence to support that idea. | ||||||||
| Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima' |
16.00 | 1.30 | 3 | 4 | This form has strikingly attractive leaves variegated in cream and green. The colors persist throughout the year. | Sources | |
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| Runner | |||||||||
| Himalayacalamus | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from the Himalayas with attractive culms and lush foliage. | ||||||||
| Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa' |
CANDY-STRIPE BAMBOO | 20.00 | 2.00 | 15 | 2 | Beautiful cultivar with masses of leaves on long, slender branchlets. Culms green, striped with yellow or lavender-pink. Formerly misidentified, and Drepanostachyum hookerianum. Species stil uncertain. | Drepanostachyum hookerianum | Sources | |
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| Himalayacalamus planatus |
20.00 | 0.50 | 15 | 3 | From C Nepal. As H. falconeri but with rougher culm sheaths. Split from H. asper. Previously Neomicrocalamus microphyllus. | H. asper | Sources | |
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| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. | ||||||||
| Indocalamus tessellatus |
Big Leaf | 7.00 | 0.50 | -10 | 4 | Usually less than 4 feet tall, it can reach 10ft and has the largest leaves of any bamboo in cultivation, up to 26 inches by 5 inches. Adapts easily to growing in pots. Does well in shade or sun. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. | ||||||||
| Phyllostachys angusta |
STONE BAMBOO | 22.00 | 1.30 | -2 | 5 | Called Stone Bamboo because of the hard texture of its culms which in China are used to make fine bamboo furniture. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys atrovaginata |
INCENSE BAMBOO | 35.00 | 2.80 | -5 | 5 | The shoots are among those having the least bite when raw. These plants were formerly listed as P. congesta. | Phyllostachys congesta | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys aurea |
GOLDEN, FISHPOLE BAMBOO | 27.00 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | The most commonly cultivated bamboo in the U.S., easily identified by one to several short internodes at the base of some of its culms. It is most invasive in areas with warm summers. Culm may grow to 3 inches diameter in favorable conditions. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys aurea 'Holochrysa' |
GOLDEN GOLDEN | 27.00 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | Unlike the typical form whose culms stay green until old, these culms soon turn yellow, then golden orange. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' |
26.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | Culms are entirely yellow except for a few vertical green stripes. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' |
Green groove | 26.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | The culms are yellow with a green groove, just opposite of the typical form. Smaller in hottest areas. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys edulis |
MOSO | 75.00 | 7.00 | 5 | 5 | Largest of the hardy bamboos. Young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. The most used bamboo in China, used for food , timber, paper, plywood, and flooring. | Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys heteroclada 'Purpurata' |
18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 5 | The slender, zigzag culms often bend to the ground under the weight of rain or in a strong wind. Air channels in rhizomes permit growth in wet locations. | Phyllostachys purpurata | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys incarnata |
40.00 | 3.00 | -10 | 5 | Culms sheaths are purple. Culms are olive green. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys nidularia 'Farcta' |
33.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | The culms are solid or nearly so. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys nigra |
Black bamboo | 30.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one year. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of its culm color. Said to grow larger in northern climates. It is not clear whether there is significant difference between some of the cultivars | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys nuda |
34.00 | 1.80 | -10 | 5 | Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys parvifolia |
40.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | Small leaves make this a shining star. Culms have powdered rings under nodes, like P. nuda. From a distance resembles P. nigra 'Henon', but the culms are comparatively thicker and the leaves are smaller. | Sources | |
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| Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
70.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 5 | The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. | Sources | |
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| Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. | ||||||||
| Pleioblastus fortunei |
Dwarf Whitestripe | 4.00 | 0.20 | 10 | 3 | Dwarf variegated bamboo. Leaves keep their white stripes through the year, softly hairy on the lower surface. Aka P. variegatus. | Pleioblastus variegatus | Sources | |
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| Pleioblastus linearis |
14.00 | 1.00 | 10 | 5 | A native of Taiwan, a vigorous runner with long, narrow, grass-like leaves. | Sources | |
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| Pleioblastus viridistriatus |
Dwarf Green Stripe | 3.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 2 | The new leaves in spring are golden-yellow with green stripes, about 7 by 1.5 inch, densely hairy on the lower surface. Old culms should be mowed in winter making way for brilliant new growth in spring. | Sources | |
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| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. | ||||||||
| Pseudosasa japonica |
Arrow Bamboo | 18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. | Sources | |
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| Pseudosasa viridula |
18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Long wide green leaves. | Sources | |
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| Yushania | A large group of spreading thornless frost-hardy bamboos from Taiwan, the Himalayas and Africa. Rhizomes pachymorph, often with long rootless necks, but also tillering, so forming spreading thickets. | ||||||||
| Yushania boliana |
24.00 | 2.00 | 10 | 3 | Pale blue culms, reaches large size quickly. From Sichuan, via Fuji Bamboo Gardens in Japan. Culms well spaced in warmer climates. | Borinda boliana | Sources | |
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