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Java Black Bamboo
Gigantochloa atroviolacea ‘Java Black’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Java Black Bamboo - Gigantochloa atroviolacea 'Java Black'
Gigantochloa atroviolacea is the true Javanese black bamboo, a tropical clumper whose thick culms age from olive green through purple to a deep, matte black over two or three seasons. The critical difference from the black bamboo most people know, Phyllostachys nigra, is the root system: this one is a tight clumper with no running rhizomes, so it stays where it is planted. It is the choice when a screen needs to reach well above a two storey wall and carry genuine tropical scale.
Why Java Black Bamboo
Clumping root system: short rhizomes expand the clump slowly outward rather than sending runners under fences and paving.
Black culms: mature canes darken to near black and hold that colour, contrasting sharply with the fine green canopy above.
Vertical scale: at 15 to 20m it screens elevations that no hedge or standard tree can reach in a comparable time.
Speed: fast culm production means the clump reads as an established screen within a few seasons rather than a decade.
Warm climate preference: it performs best in frost free coastal and subtropical gardens with humidity and consistent soil moisture.
Ideal Applications
Tall boundary screening: a line of clumps blocks overlooking windows and roof lines that lower planting cannot reach.
Resort style gardens: the arching canopy and dark canes set the tone for tropical and Balinese planting schemes.
Architectural feature clump: a single clump against a plain rendered wall becomes a living sculpture, especially when uplit.
Wind and noise buffering: dense culms and constant leaf movement soften wind and traffic noise along an exposed edge.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 3 to 5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 8m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first 12 months to establish a strong root system, keeping the root zone consistently moist but not saturated. Apply a thick layer of organic mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds, avoiding direct contact with the culms.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 20m
Width: 5 to 8m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Indonesia (Java)
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







