Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China
California
Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Number of Varieties
3025
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Floodplains, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-127-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale White
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
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Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
Baldcypress, Red cypress
In Hindi
बांस
सरू के वृक्ष
In German
Verklumpung Bambus
Zypresse
In French
clumping Bamboo
cyprès
In Spanish
clumping Bamboo
Arbol ciprés
In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
κυπαρίσσι
In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação
Cypress árvore
In Polish
zbicie bambus
Cypress drzewo
In Latin
clumping Bamboo
cypressus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Taxodium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Taxodioideae
Number of Species
120025
1
27800
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