Measured bamboo heights and culm diameters

[Mike,Marietta,SC,z8a]

I took a measuring pole and calipers out into my garden and measured some of the bamboos growing out there. Following are the results:

Chusquea culeou 6' high, 0.25" culm diameter
C. gigantea 7', 0.5"
Hibanobambusa tranquillans shiroshima 16', 0.75"
Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis 36', 2"
Pleioblastus graminious 19', 0.9"
Pl. juxianensis 34', 1.25"
Pl simonii vareigatus 29', 1.25"
Pseudosasa amabilis 26', 1.25"
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda 16' , 0.75"/1.25" (internode/node)
Sasa kurilensis shimofuri 16', 0.75"
Semiarundinaria yashedake kimmei 16', 0.5"
S. fastuosa 30', 1.25"
Yushania anceps 20', 0.75"

[Markj]

Hi Mike, there's some impressive sizes there, did you measure you're Moso at the same time , just wondered what the true size was.

Cheers.

MarkJ.

[Mike,Marietta,SC,z8a]

As I couldn't find a 60 foot pole to lean against the moso grove, the height measurement is an estimate. But a 30 foot pole leaned against the grove reaches about half way to the top, so I'm estimating 60 feet high. The culm diameter I could measure directly and it is 5.6 inches.

[BooKing]

Wow, that's some impressive measurements. Better than 36-24-36....You know your getting older when you talk about bamboo measurements....

[Mike,Marietta,SC,z8a]

Here's some more measurements that didn't make it onto the first list:
Bambusa multiplex riviereorum 11', 0.4"
B. m. 'tiny fern' 12',0.4"
Borinda boleana 11', 0.5"
Fargesia nitida 9'
F. n. 'anceps' 7'
F. rufa 5'
Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus 10'

[Oregonbamboo]

Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis 36', 2"

That is an amazing size! How old is this plant? It's my favorite bamboo and I can only pray it will even come close to this size in my lifetime......

[Markj]

Mike, glad to see some pleioblastus on you're list , these plants are written off before you can even mention the second name of the plant here, I'm trying to convert some growers here but it's hard work.

Have you found these taller growing varietys as invasive as the smaller ones.

Many thanks.

Markj.

[Mike,Marietta,SC,z8a]

The Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis grove is 9 years old.

Of the large Pleioblastus on the list, P. graminium and P. simonii variagatus are fairly invasive. P. juxienensis hasn't been invasive so far, but it has only been in the ground for 3 years, too early to tell for now.

[Gene]

Mike,
Do you have any idea how big your pleioblastus juxianensis will get? Yours is already bigger than the ABS list says.
thanks,
Gene

[Mike,Marietta,SC,z8a]

Gene, I will know how big the P. juxienensis will get after it stops getting larger each year. This past spring's shoots were 10' higher than last year's.