Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring, Summer, Fall After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Dense Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 15.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention Yes Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 180 Hedge Tolerance High Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 700 Precipitation, Minimum 35 Precipitation, Maximum 65 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 14 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (°F) -3 Reproduction Bloom Period Commercial Availability Contracting Only Fruit/Seed Abundance Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fruit/Seed Period End Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Seedling Vigor Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Rapid Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No