Phyllostachys bissetii bamboo is a vigorously growing species whose culms are somewhat darker green than "Golden Bamboo." It is one of the first species of the genus to shoot in spring. Shoots are edible but the grove needs to mature to produce a diameter to make harvest worthwhile. Used for tools and handicrafts; its splits are good for weaving. Introduced in 1941 from Chengdu, China by David Bisset who was Superintendent of the Barbour Lathrop Bamboo Garden at Savannah, Georgia for many years.
Rare.
| Performance Phyllostachys bissetii David Bisset (Zone 7) |
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| Pronunciation Phyllostachys bissetii David Bisset |
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Botanical Latin is essentially a written language ....
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| Name | Botanical | Alternate | Meaning |
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| Phyllostachys | fil-lo-STAK-iss | fy-lo-STAK-iss | Greek for leaf spike |
| bissetii | bis-SET-ee-eye | This bamboo is named for David Bisset who was Superintendent of the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Savannah, Georgia from 1924 until 1957 | |
| Uses Phyllostachys bissetii David Bisset |
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| Edible shoots | Too small | Hedge | Good |
| House | 2 hours min. sun | Wood quality | Too small |
| Container | Good | Crafts | Good |
| Screen | Good | Ornamental | Excellent |
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