by CBGAdmin | Feb 18, 2014 | Bamboo Species
INDIGENOUS Laak Scientific Name: Bambusa philippinensis (a.k.a. Bambusa sp. 2) Origin: Philippines Uses: Props for banana, sterilized riverbanks & prevent soil erosion Propagation: Culm cuttings Rhizome Type: Clump forming or Sympodial Culms: 20m tall; 8cm in...
by CBGAdmin | Feb 18, 2014 | Bamboo Species
EXOTIC Longpipe Scientific Name: Bambusa atra Lindley Origin: New Guinea Uses: Basketry and handicrafts Propagation: Rhizome cuttings (offset) Rhizome Type: Clump forming or Sympodial Culms: 5-8m tall; 2-4cm in diameter & very thin wall Medium-sized bamboo specie...
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...
