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Bio Facts: Beechy Bamboo

Beechy Bamboo
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Common Name:

Beechy Bamboo

Scientific Name:

Bambusa beecheyana

Origin:

Guangdong and Hong Kong, China

USDA Cold Hardiness Zones:

8b-11

Light Requirements:

Full sun to part shade

Soil Requirements:

Regular to moist soil

Notes:

  • Large clumping evergreen bamboo growing 50’
  • Graceful arching culms (canes) can get 5” thick
  • Culms are a pale yellowish green
  • Shoots are edible