THE AUSTRALIAN BAMBOO NETWORK
PO BOX 557, Yass,
New South Wales, AUSTRALIA 2582
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SPECIES INFORMATION - T |
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GUIDE TO USING THIS DATA: |
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Height (m.) |
Dia. (cm.) |
Temp.(°C) |
Shade/Sun |
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Indicates height shoots are likely to reach in metres |
Average shoot diameter in centimetres |
Minimum tolerance in degrees centigrade |
Tolerance to shade / sun where 1 = full shade and 5 = full sun |
Identifies Australian suppliers - refer to supplier index for more details |
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THAMNOCALAMUS: Seven alpine bamboos from Eastern Asia and Africa. Similar to the genus Sinarundinaria. |
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Thamnocalamus spathecus |
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Height (m.) |
Dia. (cm.) |
Temp.(°C) |
Shade/Sun |
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5 |
1.5 |
-17 |
2 |
D |
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Description: Umbrella bamboo-looks similar to Fargesia nitida, but has green culms. Grows at elevations above 3000m in China where it is an important food for the Panda. |
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T. tesselatus |
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Height (m.) |
Dia. (cm.) |
Temp.(°C) |
Shade/Sun |
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5 |
2.5 |
0 |
4 |
? |
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Description: Open clumping bamboo with short leafy side branches and thick-walled culms. Native to South Africa. |
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THYROSTACHYS: This is a genus of two known species from Burma and Thailand, growing between 8 and 25 metres tall and similar in many ways to Bambusa. |
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Thyrsostachys siamensis |
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Height (m.) |
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Shade/Sun |
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13 |
6 |
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C D H L W |
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Description: Very compact clump of culms with short internodes, bare of branches for two thirds of the culms, making it a very decorative species. Strong culms useful as light timber, paper pulp and handcrafts. Edible shoots. |
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Thyrsostachys siamensis Variegated |
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Height (m.) |
Dia. (cm.) |
Temp.(°C) |
Shade/Sun |
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13 |
6 |
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W |
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Description: As for the species, but a variegated form originating in Australia from recent seeding of this plant. |
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