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Photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2008
YEAR 4:
new shoots are 14 feet tall, older culms only 5 feet
tall but 16 feet wide
Photo copyright:
Ned Jaquith, 2007
YEAR 3:
new shoots are 10 feet tall, older culms only 5 feet tall but 10 feet wide
Photo copyright: Ned Jaquith, 2006
YEAR 2:
new shoots are 8 feet tall, older culms only 3 feet tall but 8 feet wide
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Height: 12-14? feet,
Diameter: 3/4 inch inch
Hardiness: 15°F
Recommended for USDA zone 8b through 9, not for climates with high heat and
humidity (southeastern states).
This
Borinda has a very weepy habit,
it appears more wide than it is tall. The new culms with sparse leaves are
mostly upright, but the following year, as they produce more foliage, arch
outward, nearly touching the ground. The foliage is moderate size, and matte
green, much like B. macclureana; The two species seem to be closely
related. It is a rare bamboo, collected be Keith Rushford from the
mountainous region of Yunnan, China.
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