2 gallon pots of Sasa oshidensis
Photo copyright: Dain Sansome, 2003
Maximum Height: 6 feet
Diameter: 0.3 inches
Hardiness: -10° F
USDA zone 5b through 10
This bamboo has beautiful large leaves, and is among the hardiest
of the bamboos. In the winter of 2004 this species remained green in Susanne Lucas's garden in Plymouth,
MA, when
most other bamboos turned brown or lost all leaves. It should be evergreen
to Zone 6.