Bambusa mutabilis
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Bambusa mutabilis, also known as Emerald bamboo, is a very erect, deep green bamboo that presents a classic Asian look. New culms have a whitish bloom to them. Semi open tropical clumper with small branching which makes gives a nice screen effect. Culms will grow to a height of about 35 feet and 2 inches in diameter and is cold hardy to about 20 degrees F. Recent discussions have said it to be very similar to Bambusa textilis, and some places are already calling this Bambusa textilis "Mutabilis", even though the two have many distinct features. As you can see from the pictures below, this bamboo has filled in nicely in just 5 years, creating a very nice screen and effectively blocking out the neighbor's behind my yard. This bamboo suffered zero visible cold damage in 2010 when temperatures reached 18F in my yard. Between this bamboo and Bambusa textilis gracilis I might just use these two for my entire rear fence hedge row..

The pictures below show new growth from a Bambusa mutabilis propagation taken from division in June 2004 courtesy of fellow booaholic Richard Lindberg.
June 2004	Aug 2004	Dec 2004
June 2005	Aug 2005	June 2007
Sept 2008	July 2009

Bambusa mutabilis pictures, information and more

Bambusa mutabilis
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