California Giant Black Timber Bamboo Nigra Daikokuchiku Bare Root Plant Rhizome For Sale

This bamboo grove flowered in 2020 and has came back beautifully. Great new rhizomes! Now is a great time to plant a black bamboo!

***Beware of others selling frost sensitive tropical black clumping bamboo as California Giant Nigra***

Phyllostachys nigra ‘Daikokuchiku’

California Giant Black Bamboo

Similar to common Nigra black bamboo, but this rare variety is taller and thicker making it a timber bamboo. It reaches up to 40’ with a diameter up to 3.5" It originated from a bamboo grove in Folsom, California.  Fast growing. Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one year VS. 2 years with common Nigra.

1 live Giant Black Bamboo Rhizome Phyllostachys Nigra Daikokuchiku Black Timber Bamboo Live Root Ball Plant/ Rhizome. This is the Slow Running Semi Clumping Bamboo. Please See All Pictures. You will receive 1 Live fresh dug plant from our black bamboo grove. It will have the canes cut off for shipping.

• Sunlight: At Least 6 Hours

• Maximum Height: 40 feet

• Maximum Diameter: 3.5 inch

• Minimum Temperature: 5 °F

Plant the bamboo Root/Rizome in full sun outdoors. Never let the soil dry out. Planting Instructions Will Be Included. Patience is key. It may take some time for a new shoot to emerge. The 1st year after transplant is spent establishing the root system. 2nd year produces 6 to 8ft canes.

The root ball will contain the rhizome the root joint and some dirt. The poles/Canes Will Be Cut For Shipping. PLEASE SEE PICTURES FOR A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE. These will have a growing cane cut off upon arrival. A new shoot will emerge just be patient. It is important that you plant this or pot 5 gallon or larger in potting soil right away and water thoroughly right after planting.

Note: The shoot may not appear for some time. Don't Panic! It will eventually shoot a plant. It spends the 1st year establishing its roots underground. It will shoot 6ft canes in the spring. Easy To Start!