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Bamboo cane

Black Bamboo

Phyllostachy Nigra has black to a malted color with beautiful green leaves
Nigra Black is one of the 150+ species of running bamboo we grow to see more plants click here

On Sale Now
We have reduced our 3 gallon sizes  (four to six feet tall) to $65 each.
Call 1-877-RZN-CANE or 205.686.5728 and reserve yours now.

Phyllostachy nigra 'Black' bamboo
           Here is a picture from inside of a grove of black bamboo.

Determine your climate zone

Climate zone map

In USDA Climate Zone 7 expect mature size canes to be over 30 feet in height.
In USDA Climate Zone 6 expect mature size canes to be 16 feet in height.
Not recommend for UDSA Climate Zone 5 or colder.
 Sun to Slightly Shaded conditions.

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Inside a grove.

 Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo) can grow up to a height of 30 feet with a diameter of 2 inches. It's minimum temperature tolerance is estimated at 0 degrees. It is recorded growing in Maryland and Washington, D.C., but slow to reach it's maximum height there.



This bamboo tends to weep or lean out from the grove with rain or snow. Some pruning of the tops of the culms helps prevent this. 
 

 

We have hundreds of this beautiful
bamboo dug and ready to ship.




Even some of the larger 65 gallon containers have been completed for large landscaping projects.





15 gallon containers of 'Black'



Three gallon containers pictured below.


 

Below is another holding area of 3 gallon sizes ready to ship now.


Our normal retail price is $100 for a large 3 gallon size, now we are offering these for $65. While they last we have 4 to 6 foot tall sizes that have great root growth.

There is $10 S&H each.


Below are some
15 gallon sizes that are burlaped and ready to be delivered
to a customer.

Large bamboo plants

Phyllosctachys nigra 'Black'

 

 

Above is one holding area with of our 3 gallon sizes
that are ready to be shipped. Below are more of the 3 gallon size 'Black'. 



The new green culms turn darker as they are exposed to sunlight.


Culms turning black. 
Below is one of our Buddha sitting in a grove of P. nigra Black Bamboo.


Buddha sitting in P. nigra Black bamboo
 P. nigra is a favorite garden ornamental in China
 and Japan. Those who grow this bamboo in
Western gardens are charmed by it's
graceful habits and by the sharp contrast
of color provided by the dark culms and green
foliage. This beautiful bamboo does not like wind
and the foliage can be damaged at temperatures
 10 degree F. if a dry wind is present, so it needs
 to be planted in a protected place. It
does well
 as a potted bamboo as long as it is placed in
 a cool place in the winter to have a dormant period.


Phyllostachys nigra 'Black' bamboo.




Indise a grove P. nigra 'Black' bamboo.



Pictured below are some 15 gallon P. nigra 'Black'.

 


These containers weigh around 100 pounds each
 and are ready to go now..



 


Mail order black bamboo

Above are typical mail order sizes of black bamboo.






Owner, Roger Jr. holding a mature culm of P. nigra 'Black'

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Email   roger@lewisbamboo.com
 
To order just call 1-877-RZN-CANE.

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