Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
China
China, Japan
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Diospyros kaki
Number of Varieties
150200
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Damp forests, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-106-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
10-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune central stem
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Birds
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Nausea, Swelling in the face
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
Diarrhea, Increase fiber amount, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
DIOSPYROS kaki 'Fuyu'
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Asian Persimmon, Fuyu Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki
In Hindi
काला बांस
Kaki
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Kaki
In French
bambou noir
Plaqueminier
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Diospyros kaki
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
Kaki
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Kaki
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Hurma wschodnia
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Kaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ebenales
Family
Poaceae
Ebenaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Diospyros
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
-
Number of Species
49200
1
27800
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