{"product_id":"chimonobambusa-tumidissinoda-walking-stick-bamboo","title":"Walking Stick Bamboo - Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWalking Stick Bamboo - Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo other bamboo has nodes like this one. \u003cem\u003eChimonobambusa tumidissinoda\u003c\/em\u003e produces slender culms with dramatically swollen, flared, saucer-like joints, which is why the canes were historically cut for walking sticks in its native Chinese mountain forests. The foliage is fine and the canes are slim, so it gives a delicate, high altitude character rather than the heavy tropical look of clumping bamboos. It is a running bamboo and must be contained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Walking Stick Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlared Nodes\u003c\/strong\u003e: The swollen, disc-like joints are unique among cultivated bamboos and hold interest at close range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small narrow leaves on slim culms create a light, airy screen rather than a solid wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It comes from high altitude forest and tolerates hard frost, suiting the tablelands, Tasmania and cool Victorian gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Preference\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unusually for a bamboo it prefers dappled shade and a cool root run over hot open sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrove Effect\u003c\/strong\u003e: A contained bed fills with evenly spaced culms over a few seasons, giving a genuine grove rather than a clump.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContained Grove Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Within a barriered bed or raised planter, where the running habit becomes an advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded Courtyard Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A light screen for a cool shaded courtyard where clumping bamboos would struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Feature Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suited to highland and southern gardens that are too cold for tropical bamboos.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters and Troughs\u003c\/strong\u003e: Container growing naturally restricts the rhizome and shows off the node detail at eye level.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m within a contained bed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m for separated groves\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring, avoiding summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, moist, humus rich and free draining; it dislikes hot dry compacted soil and dries out badly in exposed positions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Install a 600 to 750mm deep rhizome barrier or plant into a fully contained bed before planting, because this is a vigorous running bamboo that will travel through open ground. Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers, mulch heavily to keep the root zone cool, and check the barrier edge annually for escaping rhizomes.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indefinite without a root barrier; contained plantings fill the bed provided\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast once established\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dappled shade to part shade; protect from hot dry wind and harsh afternoon sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mountain forests of south western China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; bamboos flower only rarely, on very long cycles\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795385155870,"sku":"ND-0434-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/irIObuWW-N0Itk4APXR0s_BzEDva2x.jpg?v=1787314720","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/chimonobambusa-tumidissinoda-walking-stick-bamboo","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}