Ture Gold Fish Pole Bamboo

Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Holochrysa’

Other Names: Holochrysa Golden Bamboo, True Gold Bamboo, Golden Golden Bamboo, Golden Fishpole Bamboo, Fish Pole Bamboo

Plant Details

USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a-11 (5F)

Type: Running

Height: Zone 6: 16′ | Zones 7-9: 25-35′

Spread: 5’+ with no control

Culm Diameter: 2″

Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade

Soil: Average

Growth Rate: Fast in warmer climates. Less aggressive in colder climates.

Salt Tolerance: Moderate

Description

Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’, commonly called True Gold Fish Pole Bamboo, is a superb medium size bamboo admired for its strikingly colorful canes. Unlike the species, which is more green and will only produce yellow canes with adequate sunlight, the canes of ‘Holochrysa’ quickly turn golden in sun or shade. As with other P. aurea, the lower internodes on mature plants tend to become distorted and compact with age. Equally as vigorous but less invasive than the species, its rigid, upright habit with dense canes grow 20 to 30 feet tall making it a fine selection for privacy screening or for use in containers. Cold hardy to USDA Zone 7a (0F) and heat hardy to Zone 11, it is also drought tolerant once established. The shoots are edible and the canes are ideal for use as interior decoration and for fishing rods, walking sticks, umbrella handles and many other crafts.

Average Height by USDA Zone

USDA Zones 7-8: 15 to 20 feet in height

USDA Zones 9-11: around 20 to 30 feet in height

Landscape & Other Uses

Containers/Pots: Excellent

Crafts: Excellent

Edible: Good

Hedge: Excellent, can be maintained at 6 to 10′ in height

Indoor: 6 hours min. sun

Ornamental: Excellent

Privacy Screen: Excellent

Wood Quality: Good

Growing Preferences

True Gold Bamboo grows well in most any average garden soil and full sun to part shade.

This Bamboo is a running bamboo, which means it spreads. Bamboo can be controlled in a small area (a normal city yard) simply by mowing or stepping on the young shoots. New shoots of some bamboo can also be used for culinary purposes and cooked, much like asparagus. Keep in mind that running bamboo only puts up new shoots for a short time each year and, when they are “shooting,” the new plants are very fragile and easy to destroy. Root pruning or a Bamboo Root Barrier are other methods to control spread.

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