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Home Black bamboo

Black bamboo, a species of bamboo

Also known as: Kuro-Chiku, Timber bamboo, Black Japanese bamboo, Ebony bamboo

Botanical name: Phyllostachys nigra

 

See below for some interesting facts….

 

  • This is not a weed
  • This is not invasive.
  • This is a shrub.
  • This is a perennial (present at all seasons of the year).
  • plant height: 25m
  • Can spread up to 30m

Black bamboo is a type of bamboo plant native to the Chinese island of Hainan. In modern times iti is cultivated in many places around the world. Black bamboo is used as a food, timber, and in the construction of musical instruments. The wood does not start out black, but gains the colour after two to three years of growth.

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