Bamboo to shade greenhouse

Buddha Belly Bamboo installed around a swimming pool to provide screening – private!

Jungle Bamboo and Palm did the installation, to the owners satisfaction.

Deck bamboo screening 

Dendrocalamus differs from other types of bamboo in that it has a beautiful wide leaf, even broader than an Old Hamii leaf.   It is native to China and its culms can be used for weaving.  The dendrocalamus pictured here was planted as a privacy screen and completely hides the house next door.  It was planted in San Rafael in 2012.

The scientific name for yellow crookstem is calle phyllostachys aureosulcata.  It’s an excellent, cold hardy ornamental with beautiful yellow canes.

The scientific name for yellow crookstem is calle phyllostachys aureosulcata.  It’s an excellent, cold hardy ornamental with beautiful yellow canes.

Buddha Belly bamboo is most known for its swollen internodes, which look like a large belly.  Hence, the name Buddha belly.  It is a native of southern China.  Its scientific name is Bambusa ventricosa and it grows to a height of between 8 to 30 ft.  It requires full sun to thrive.

Buddha Belly bamboo is most known for its swollen internodes, which look like a large belly.  Hence, the name Buddha belly.  It is a native of southern China.  Its scientific name is Bambusa ventricosa and it grows to a height of between 8 to 30 ft.  It requires full sun to thrive.

A great bamboo for landscaping is Gracilis, which is a variety of Textilis Bamboo.  It is native to China and has canes that grow strongly upright before they begin nodding at their tips.  Gracilis has smaller culms (canes) than Textilis however. Its foliage nods toward the top of the plant which gives it a graceful look.

This Gracilis bamboo was installed at a private home in Santa Rosa. The photos show the view from the outside. 

In this area it can grow to 15 feet tall.  It needs full sun to do well.  It tends to have small leaves for a semitropiclal bamboo and is able to withstand mild winds without damage to its foliage.  Gracilis is a clumping bamboo and as it clumps very tightly, it makes for an excellent hedge.

This Gracilis bamboo was installed at a private home in Santa Rosa. The photos show the view from the inside.