Hindsii
Pleioblastus hindsii
A dense and very upright hedge bamboo. Fast spreading and quite drought-tolerant. Shoots regularly throughout the season and good to eat. The leatherly leaves are long and pointed making this bamboo particularly good for screens and windbreaks. It is salt-tolerant.
- Height: 16’
- Diameter: 1”
- Minimum Temp: 0o F
- Sun or Partial Shade
Unique Identification Features
- Shoots often
- Olive - grey culm color.
- Persistant sheaths on culms.
- Branches are very vertical as well as upper leaves
- Leaves have unusual extented taper to fine point
- Leaves measure about 7 x .6 inches
Notice the vertical angle of the branches
The leaf necks down rapidly about 2 inches from the tip