'Pigskin'
Phyllostachys viridis
Above photo taken back in 1992 of Roger Sr.
as he leans
on a two inch cane of 'Pigskin'.
This bamboo is one of the tall/timber
species that grows to a height of 47 feet and a diameter
of 3 1/4 inches
in diameter. We have seen culms over three inches here in Alabama. It
has
the
nickname of "pigskin" because of minute dimpling effect that can
be
felt with sensitive fingers.
'Pigskin' Bamboo looks like the skin of a football under
a magnifying glass.
The large culms
have a white
powdery ring below each node. The new green culms
will often turn to a
yellowish gold with age and sunlight. (Look at the picture above to see
this effect)
Looking up at two mature P. viridis
specimens. Limbs begin at around 12 feet
on this size bamboo, however the number of canes in a maturing grove
provide low screening due to sheer volume.
The new Spring shoots
are edible
without bitterness even in the raw state.
As you can see,
this is about a three inch culm and it also has the white powdery ring
around the lower part of the internode.
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Phyllostachys
viridis is cold
hardy to -5 degrees F. and grows well in clay soils and sizes up
very quickly compared to other timber bamboo.
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