Chusquea gigantea    (Giant Foxtail Bamboo)

(Has also been listed as Chusquea breviglumis & Chusquea aff culeou)

One of the most impressive bamboos that can be grown in the UK. 

Where space permits, it makes a superb specimen plant or screen.

Although clump-forming, its canes are well spaced and can eventually produce a grove of tall, upright stems with a substantial diameter. Prominent nodes further enhance its appearance. 

Mature height 6/10m. spread after 10 years  2/5m (6 to 16ft).

Culms are solid instead of hollow and have a diameter up to 6cm. Together with their hight, this makes them very useful for craft or garden purposes.

It is one of the few bamboos with a deep root system and this may be the reason why it rarely adapts well to being grown in pots.

It has tolerated -18C.and may well be suitable for maritime exposure.

Lives up to its name and should achieve a mature height of over 20ft. (7m)  in most areas. 

Most clones of Chusquea gigantea  flowered between 2017 and 2020 with no sign of recovery although in some cases  self-sown plants have appeared.  

Seedlings have been raised and are now transforming into the adult phase with normal canes.

New generation plants are  currently available as rootballed  seedlings in hights up to 125cm.

 Please see also Chusquea culeou "Tall Form"

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