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Bamboo for Privacy in Los Angeles
Comments (5)I don't know of any bamboo that makes 3" culms and yet only grows 10' high. Most of them will go 30'-50' high by the time they are that wide. You could cut them at 10', but that would probably stunt them so they wouldn't make 3" culms. More bad news, most that make 3"+ culms crow as more of a loose grove than as a dense screen. Good news is that almost all bamboos will grow in your climate. If you have the room I'd try planting at least 2 varieties. Somethng shrubby, maybe a sasa, for privacy and then a clummping timber bamboo, maybe oldhami. Those are both easy to find in SoCal. The oldhami will still get much taller than 10', but won't spread into a 50' tall wall. Running bamboo will to be contained, clumping bamboo not so much. Know which type(s) you are getting....See MoreShade Bamboo for privacy screen SE TX
Comments (1)There are many Bambusas that will do well for you, but most will probably grow taller than 15 feet. Even my Golden Goddess, which is listed as growing to 10 feet in height, grows to about 15 feet here. B. tuldoides 'Ventricosa' BUDDHA'S BELLY and B. tuldoides 'Ventricosa Kimmei' seem to tolerate more moist soil than other bambusas. B. oldhamii GIANT TIMBER grows to over 40 feet tall here but is very erect which I consider desireable. B. multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' gets the sooty mold at the joints here which can look ratty sometimes, but otherwise is a beautiful plant. In fact, the B. multiplexes are the ones for you to choose from if you want cold hardy and shorter clumpers. B. multiplex 'Fernleaf Stripestem' FERNLEAF STRIPESTEM is another shorter bamboo with tiny leaves. The cold hardiest of all my Bambusas is B. textilis or WEAVER'S BAMBOO which grows to over 40 feet in height and forms a 'vase' shape for a very well-groomed look. Quite drought and moisture tolerant. Some of it's sub species are smaller but look just as beautiful. A couple are: B. textilis var. glabra and B. textilis var. albostriata. Good Luck Kt...See MoreHow far to space bamboo for privacy screen?
Comments (2)In general a 5-6 foot spacing with most running species will close that gap in 4 years, possibly 3 depending upon species. I'm too cold here to keep arrow happy here so I can't say with certainty how fast but for me it did spread quickly before I killed it off. Also, it depends upon your climate, I see your warm enough in winter but summers largely dictate spread rates. Hot humid, rainy areas will get good rhizome spread and will take less time to fill-in; areas with drier summers and less humidity will take longer. If there is a particular area you need to screen faster, consider planting 2 rows on 5-6 foot spacing in that area - offset the planting holes so that a row 1 plant is in between 2 row 2 plants. In 4 years or so then you can start digging your own divisions and moving them down the fenceline....See MoreBamboo for privacy in zone 5/6
Comments (4)Arundinarea gigantea is hardy to about -10F, which means it suffers aboveground damage above that temp, and completely dies at or below that temp. There are hardier bamboo, like P. nuda (a runner) and some of the Fargesias (which are clumpers). If you are in Zone 5/6, it would be good to find out the species that does well there, because there aren't many that will stay evergreen in your low temps. Below is a link to someone who grows a lot of bamboo in Zone 6. You can get an idea from this link of what suffers the least in thar area. Here is a link that might be useful: Zone 6 bamboo...See MoreHU-216298097
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