by CBGAdmin | Feb 18, 2014 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Machiku Scientific Name: Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro Origin: China Uses: Best shoot producing specie, ornamental bamboo, making baskets & hats Propagation: Seeds, culm and rhizome cuttings Rhizome Type: Clump forming or Sympodial Culms: 14-15m tall;...
by CBGAdmin | Jan 1, 2018 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Malay Dwarf Variegated Bamboo Scientific Name: Bambusa heterostachya varigata Origin: Malaysia Uses: Best hedging bamboo due to thick and uniform bushy foliage. Propagation: Rhizome cuttings or offset Rhizome Type: Clump forming or Sympodial Culms: 3-4m tall;...
by CBGAdmin | Jan 1, 2018 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Mexican Weeping Scientific Name: Otatea acuminate aztecorum Origin: Mexico (Southern part of North America) Uses: Ideal screen or hedge, windbreak, ornamental plant with exotic lacy look Propagation: Culm or rhizome cuttings Rhizome Type: Clump forming or...
by CBGAdmin | Jan 1, 2018 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Moso Scientific Name: Phyllostachys edulis (formerly Phyllostachys pubescens) Origin: China Uses: Water pipes, household utensils, handicrafts & paper making; has edible shoots providing food for Asia for thousand years; new technology now uses Moso bamboo...
by CBGAdmin | Sep 29, 2021 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Muli Bamboo Scientific Name: Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) KurzOrigin: Bangladesh, Myanmar & Northeastern IndiaUses: Widely used in building houses in Bangladesh. Even used for woven wares(baskets, mats, handicrafts, etc.) and an important source of superior...
