Punting Pole Bamboo - Bambusa tuldoides

40 feet with 2 inch diameter culms
Minimum temperature 18 degrees F

Minimum USDA Zone: 8b

Large Clumping Non-invasive Bamboo

Great for tall screen or ornamental. (mature height within 3-5 years!)

Punting Pole Bamboo is more of an open clumping bamboo (culms have some space between them) with a large number of strong thick-walled tall, straight culms. The long, slender leaves have an attractive Asian appearance and low branches help for privacy screen applications.  

Established culms have thick walls, making this bamboo very strong for its diameter.  Once dried, the mature harvested canes become sturdy poles that can have a number of uses.  Punting pole's long, straight cut culms are traditionally used to push boats in rivers and streams (the non-football definition of "punt" is: to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake).