How to Grow Black Bamboo Plants
(Phyllostachys nigra) known commonly as Black Bamboo is the most beautiful of all bamboo with its evergreen tropical foliage on exotic jet black stems, reaching 15 to 20 feet tall. Black bamboo is very easy to grow and does well in full sun or partial shade. Once established they are low maintenance and require watering only in the very driest conditions. The new shoots of Black bamboo emerge green then they turn black as they mature which takes 6 months to a year. Black bamboo is excellent to use as a privacy screen or a tall hedge or as a decorative specimen plant in a Japanese garden. Hardy to zone 6. Does this Spark an idea?
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Select a suitable site for your Black bamboo. Your site should have good drainage and should be in full Sun for partial shade. Black bamboo is a rapid growing runner type. So give it plenty of space to run or get some bamboo barrier to keep it from spreading.
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Dig a hole about twice the size of the Black bamboo's root ball. For a vigorous healthy Black bamboo amend your soil with organic matter and mix in a slow release fertilizer. Bury the root-ball to where the old soil line is. After you have planted the Black bamboo, water it thoroughly.
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Add a layer of mulch, two to four inches deep to help conserve water needs and also keep the weeds down. Water your Black bamboo every other day for a week until it is established. Once the Black bamboo Maple is established it is very low maintenance.
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If you would like to get Black bamboo you can follow the link at the bottom. This is my nursery and I grow all of my own Black bamboo as well as other rare and unique plants.
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Tips & Warnings
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This bamboo is a runner so give it plenty of space or buy some bamboo barrier to keep it contained.
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