A Specimen bamboo, Pseudosasa ambilis,the Teastick Bamboo or Tonkin Cane available from The Pot and Grass Company, Colchester Essex UK

.

Pseudosasa ambilis

From £28.00  for 5  litre pot size.

Preferences.

Acid soil
Alkaline soil
Sandy soil
Heavy soil
Light shade
Deep shade
Exposure
Full sun
Drought
Moist
Very wet
Feeding

View other Bamboo

Description - Pseudosasa ambilis. " The TeastickBamboo"

• The Teastick Bamboo or " Tonkin Cane."  An   upright leafy bamboo, large and handsome. Slower growing thanjaponica. Hardy in UK but prefers a warm sheltered spot.  It is best suited to mediumor large gardens where it can run as a screen or hedge. The culms are uprightaging to a golden yellow. They are grown extensively in warmer parts of China for caneproduction and this is the cane prized for split cane fishing rods.  

Pseudosasa is a robust genus of bamboo originating from Japan and China. They are not as cold hardy as Phyllostachys but do perform well in the temperate zones when kept in a warm garden area particularly in a south facing sheltered aspect  .

In their native warmer regions of Japan and China theirroot system which is Leptomorphic   can wander however in the cooler moretemperate zones of the UK   they are usualy well behaved and reliably clump forming generating large quantities of grove forming culms making them suitable for hedges and screens. They are grown widely in China for garden cane production.

Except where indicated on the left   mostare quite easy to grow with only an annual hair cut and brush out   toworry about. A good organic mulching and an annual feed is always appreciated.Remember to let fallen leaves compost down around the plant to replace valuablesilica.

Most Pseudosasa  prefer full sun   and a warmer aspect but some will tolerate light or dappled shade apart from that they are not particularabout the soil they are in but preferring heavier richer soils that can be keptevenly moist but not waterlogged.

Once the plants are established they are fairlydrought tolerant however they need to be kept watered until they have a properfoothold.

On the whole mostly pest free. Maybe anoccasional attack of Aphids, Mealy bugs,  Vine weevil, or the dreaded mite.If you don't mind chemicals spray with a propriety insecticide or alternativelyuse one of the organic sprays now available. If mites are the problem cut downthe canes and burn them along with any fallen leaves and spray the surroundingarea with miticide.

Maximum   Height and Width in 10 Years.

Bio Data