Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China, Japan
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Phyllostachys aurea
Eastern Austrian Pine, Western Austrian Pine
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 3
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Linear
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Layering
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Bugs
Birds
Allergy
allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea
PINUS nigra
Common Name
Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo
European Black Pine
In Hindi
Bānsa
Austrian Pine
In German
Bambus
Schwarzkiefer
In French
Bambou
Pin noir d'Autriche
In Spanish
Bambú
pino salgareño
In Greek
μπαμπού
Η αυστριακή πεύκα
In Portuguese
bambu
Pinheiro-larício
In Polish
Bambus
Sosna czarna
In Latin
Bamboo
Austrian Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
903
1
27800
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