{"product_id":"sinobambusa-tootsik-bamboo","title":"Chinese Temple Bamboo - Sinobambusa tootsik","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\u003eChinese Temple Bamboo - Sinobambusa tootsik\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese Temple Bamboo has been planted around temples and courtyards in southern China for centuries for one reason: the culms are exceptionally straight and clean, with long internodes and a neat whorl of short branches carrying fine leaves high on the cane. \u003cem\u003eSinobambusa tootsik\u003c\/em\u003e gives a tall, airy vertical screen rather than a solid green wall, which is exactly what you want in a narrow courtyard. It is a running bamboo, so it must be planted with proper containment, and that is not optional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Chinese Temple Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitectural Culms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long clean internodes and an upright habit make the canes themselves the ornamental feature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight Without Bulk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Screens to five metres and beyond while occupying very little horizontal ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Leaf Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow leaves in tidy whorls give movement and sound in the lightest breeze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRapid Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: New culms reach full height in a single season once the rhizome system is settled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Capable\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in half shade and in the tight light wells between buildings.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Building Gap\u003c\/strong\u003e: Screens overlooking upper windows in side setbacks too tight for any tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContained Courtyard Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in a barriered bed it creates a genuine grove effect in a small space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised Planter Boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sealed masonry planters give the containment it requires while showing off the culms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsian And Minimalist Design\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clean vertical line suits pared-back gravel, stone and timber schemes.\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 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early autumn, while soil is warm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist, free draining soil enriched with organic matter. It struggles in dry, compacted ground and never looks its best without regular water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Install a 600 to 750mm deep HDPE root barrier, or plant into a fully sealed raised bed, before the plant goes in, then walk the perimeter each spring and cut off any escaping rhizomes. Water deeply twice weekly through the first two summers and feed with a high nitrogen fertiliser in spring to drive strong new culms.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m, occasionally taller in ideal conditions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m per contained clump. Spread is indefinite if left unbarriered\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China and northern Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant. Bamboos flower only at very long intervals\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795292553502,"sku":"ND-1582-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795292586270,"sku":"ND-1582-100L","price":1630.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795292619038,"sku":"ND-1582-500MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2nbq6lG3thqR0CPjjtgqs_H0EIYYA1.jpg?v=1787312922","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/sinobambusa-tootsik-bamboo","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}