Chusquea gigantea

Synonyms

Chusquea breviglumis misapplied

Bamboos

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A very tall bamboo forming slowly-spreading clumps to 4m wide and upright canes to 15m or more in ideal conditions. The solid canes up to 6cm in diameter have a striped appearance with a green band around the nodes and yellow-green colouring between the nodes; leaves are mid-green, up to 12cm long and narrowly lances-shaped

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

Higher than 12 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 2.5-4 metres
Max Height: Higher than 12 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Poaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Clump forming
Genus: Chusquea are evergreen clump-forming bamboos with smooth, glossy, solid canes with 3 main branches at each node, these branching-freely and bearing copious small, dark green leaves
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: Chile

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil in full sun and water well in dry spells; see bamboo cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by removing sections of rhizomes with a stem and root, in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Hedging and screens

Pruning

Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free