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Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper)

Giant Bamboo

Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) is a massive, tropical, clumping bamboo species with thick-walled culms reaching 60-80 feet tall and 8-12 inches in diameter. It is a premier timber bamboo used for construction, furniture, and edible shoots.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Dendrocalamus (den-droh-KAL-uh-mus)
Species:	asper (AS-per)

Grasses and Bamboo: Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra); Giant Timber Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus): Towering Tropical Timber Bamboo; Giant Thorny Bamboo (Bambusa bambos): Impenetrable Tropical Clumping Bamboo; Bamboo (Dendrocalamus sinicus): The World's Largest Bamboo Species; Robust Fargesia (Fargesia robusta): A Tall, Clumping Bamboo for Screening; Dwarf Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor): A Small, Clumping Tropical Bamboo; Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea); Bamboo (Fargesia denudata); Bamboo (Bambusa arnhemica)

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Marbled Bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea): Rare Running Bamboo with Marbled Culms

Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris): The Classic Tropical Clumping Bamboo

Plants

Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides): The Classic 'Madake' for Timber

Beechey Bamboo (Bambusa beecheyana): Large Tropical Clumper with Edible Shoots

Bamboo 'Kimmei' (Semiarundinaria yashadake): Variegated Running Bamboo with Yellow Sulcus

Marbled Bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea): Rare Running Bamboo with Marbled Culms

Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris): Giant Tropical Clumping Bamboo

Male Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus): Solid-Culmed Tropical Clumper for Timber

Bengal Bamboo (Bambusa tulda): Strong Tropical Clumper for Construction