The sweet Bamboo, Phyllostachys   nuda available for purchase on line from the Pot and Grass Co. Colchester EssexUK

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" Phyllostachysnuda".

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Description - Phyllostachys nuda.

• This bamboo is extensively cultivated inChina for its sweet shoots. A very  tough  and  exposure tolerant bamboo, taking climate extremes in its stride. It can be  a quick developing bamboo rapidly forming a mound of green foliage. New culms vary from blackish to wine red holding a dark colour with white felted nodal rings. Its dark leaves act as a fine backdrop for flowering shrubs or perennials. This bamboo can also be used for cane production.

Phyllostachys is a genusof bamboo from the North Lowlands of China. Some are extremely toughcookies   and very exposure tolerant. This genus offers some of the bestornamental bamboos that are truly hardy in the United Kingdom.

In their native warmerregions of China their rootsystem which is intermediate can wander, however in the cooler more temperatezones of the UK, apart from one or two exceptions they are remarkably well behaved and reliablyclump forming with slow lateral spread.

Except where indicated onthe left,   most are quite easy to grow with only an annual hair cut andbrush out   to worry about. A good organic mulching and anannual feed are always appreciated. Remember to let fallen leaves compost down around theplant to replace valuable silica.

Most Phyllostachys preferfull sun but some will tolerate light or dappled shade, apart from that theyare not particular about the soil they are in but preferring heavier richersoils that can be kept evenly moist but not waterlogged.

Once the plants areestablished they are fairly drought tolerant however they need to be keptwatered until they have a proper foothold.

On the whole they are mostly pestfree. Maybe an occasional attack of Aphids Mealy bugs   Vine weevil or thedreaded mite. If you don't mind chemicals spray with a propriety insecticide oralternatively use one of the organic sprays now available. If mites are theproblem cut down the canes and burn them along with any fallen leaves and spraythe surrounding area with miticide.

Maximum   Height and Width in 10 Years.

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