Butcher's Bamboo Bamboo
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Butcher's bamboo bamboo ( Shibataea kumasasa ) |
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The ruscus bamboo ( Shibataea kumasasa also Shibataea kumasaca ) is a bamboo - type of the genus Shibataea .
description
Shibataea kumasasa is a dwarf bamboo with a stature height between 60 and 120 cm (in Japan up to 2 m). It grows in dense, upright clumps and forms only a few runners . The stalks are slender and grow in a slight zigzag. To node ( Nodien ) form up to six short branches which are so dense that the stalks are not visible. The leaves are slightly oval , 4 to 7 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide. They are reminiscent of the butcher's broom ( Ruscus ), which led to the German name Mäusedorn-Bambus.
etymology
The Japanese name Kuma-Zasa ( 隈 笹 , roughly "angle bamboo grass") originally referred to several grass-like bamboo species, today it stands for Sasa veitchii in botany .
distribution
The home of Shibataea kumasasa is southeastern China and southeastern Japan .
Culture
This type of bamboo is hardy and can withstand temperatures down to −20 ° C. In nature it grows in partial shade and does not tolerate blazing sun. It is very suitable for low hedges, as border planting or for shaped cuts.
The stalks are also used as weaving material .
Sources and further information
literature
- Simon Crouzet and Oliver Colin: Bamboo . Agrarverlag 2003, ISBN 3-8001-4195-7 .
