Photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2006

photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2006
Close-up showing root thorns.

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
               'Yellow Groove'
Common name:  "Square Bamboo"

Max. Height: 25 feet (Significantly shorter in areas with hard frost)
Diameter: 1.5 inches
Hardiness: 15° F
USDA Zone recommended 8b and 9a

The Square Bamboo is a great ornamental bamboo. It is a very upright grower and makes a good hedge plant for Zone 9 and warmer places. In colder places it is best used as a specimen or container plant that can be moved inside for the winter. In Zone 8 it will sometimes be killed to the ground in very cold winters, but is still worthwhile due to its beauty. Its upright habit and graceful foliage make it a excellent specimen for a focal point. The culms are somewhat square and the nodes have root thorns which are very interesting. It has a yellow grove on the sulcus of an otherwise dark green cane.

      
photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2006
C. quadrangularis 'Yellow Groove' planted as an under story to Phyllostachys vivax.

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