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The listing, This REALLY is the Last "Beautiful Live Black Bamboo for Your Yard" Auction has ended.

I had some requests that I couldn't refuse.... LOL

Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys Nigra)

I will share some of my Black Bamboo with you. This is a VERY EXPENSIVE plant to buy, but I will dig up some of my rhizomes (the underground stem with roots from which the plants grow) and mail them to you via First Class Mail.

This auction is for 3 black bamboo rhizomes.

Black Bamboo canes are colored green the first year and turn black the second year. Your plants will produce culms (the canes or stems) that have a smaller diameter the first season, but they will become larger and larger with time. Some of mine are as large around as a tennis ball.

Height: I have two strands of black bamboo of this species that I planted about 20 years ago. The strand in the sun grows to 30+ feet; the one I have in partial shade grows to about 18-22'. This plant makes an excellent privacy screen -- that is how I have used it.

Temperatures and water: They are fine down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have extended cold winters I would mulch heavily. Hot summers are fine provided they don't stay dry for an extended period of time during their first season. During their first season, they will need to be kept watered more frequently; after that, they will need no extra care -- I never need to water mine, and they were unaffected (other than some leaf damage) through two summers that we had with drought conditions. For the first two weeks after planting, you will need to keep them moist at all times until they get established.

The first picture shows the pretty black canes, and the last is a picture of black bamboo rhizomes.

I will ship these First Class Mail with material to keep them moist. You will need to get them in the ground (and watered) as soon as possible after you receive them.

I'll be glad to answer all questions, and I also
recommend you Google this plant if you are interested.

Shipping will be $14.00 via Paypal

Questions & Comments

I am so glad you listed more.I want this. I will have to wait until the last day to bid.I have items I need to list.But trust me, I will be bidding! ;0)

Apr 30th, 2010 at 6:30:22 AM PDT by

Great, MrsZ, and good luck! :-)

Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:53:02 PM PDT by

Hooray!!!! Black Bamboo!!! Let's hear it for BLACK BAMBOO!!!!!!! But seriously, how would they do in pots?

Apr 30th, 2010 at 11:47:34 PM PDT by

Inside or outside? I'll answer tomorrow -- time for a sandwich TV, and bed.:-)

May 1st, 2010 at 12:03:38 AM PDT by

If I don't win, I'm sneaking down to Alabama to dig me up a rhiyzome, hee hee... just kidding.... I live in California. :)

Apr 30th, 2010 at 11:49:33 PM PDT by

Tell ya what... if you make it all the way down here to Alabama from CA for some of my black bamboo, I'll give you the bamboo, and I'll buy you a beer (or the beverage of your choice). :-)

May 1st, 2010 at 12:03:33 AM PDT by

Yay!!! I had heard of Southern Hospitality, and now I am reading it with my very own eyes! Regarding the bamboo, I do not own the little place where I live, so all my plants are in pots. Also I know how those rhizomes can be..... So if I planted them in a large pot, what kind of growth would be expected? And would it be wise to put all 3 rhiyzomes in one pot? Also, do they really drink mint juliep in the South? Because that is what I would choose over beer, and I would pick up the tab. :)

May 1st, 2010 at 1:55:48 PM PDT by

Yes, Ma'am, we drink our mint juleps on the porch every evenin' while rockin' an' gossipin' 'bout these crazy politicians we got down here.;-)

The bamboo will do fine in large pots outdoors. And I don't think you could fit all three in one pot, unless you want to try them in something bathtub-sized.:-) But if you want, I could try to dig up some smaller rhizomes, or even one large, and two smaller if you want to try to go with two large pots.

May 1st, 2010 at 6:46:02 PM PDT by

nice

May 1st, 2010 at 8:39:01 PM PDT by

Why, thank you Ms. Bling.:-)

May 1st, 2010 at 8:46:18 PM PDT by

I'm Ms. Siri.

May 1st, 2010 at 8:56:33 PM PDT by

LOL! Yes, Ma'am, Ms. Siri.

May 1st, 2010 at 9:03:06 PM PDT by

Does it like nitrogen-rich soil, and in a pot, I would expect it to require frequent watering, right? And do you know the Japanese poem about bamboo?

May 2nd, 2010 at 6:09:02 AM PDT by

Yes, rich soil; it likes a lot of organic material, or a fertilizer that is high in nitrogen in the spring. No, I don't know the poem -- no dirty limericks, now!

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:19:09 AM PDT by

The wind blows
The Bamboo bends
It doesn't break.

May 2nd, 2010 at 1:53:46 PM PDT by

Very lovely, thanks for sharing that.:-)

May 2nd, 2010 at 5:03:59 PM PDT by

In the winter where I live my side of the building is shady, and my plants have to tolerate it. How would the black bamboo do?

May 2nd, 2010 at 9:41:44 PM PDT by

They will do fine -- I have some in fairly deep shade.

May 3rd, 2010 at 7:27:43 PM PDT by

will the bamboo grow in a shady environment? thanks

May 3rd, 2010 at 9:50:35 PM PDT by

Yes, if you keep them in outdoors they will do fine. They may not grow quite as tall, but they will still as beautiful.

May 3rd, 2010 at 10:17:43 PM PDT by

Wow I love unique auctions and this bamboo looks beautiful! Will bid my heart out :p

May 4th, 2010 at 7:11:15 AM PDT by

That's great, I'm so glad you like my auction.:-)

And welcome to Listia, Soulhavoc -- have fun!

May 4th, 2010 at 8:35:03 AM PDT by

hey i really like your bamboo, it looks great! i have a friend that goes to UAB in Birmingham and was wondering if you lived close by so they could pick it up? - thanks!

May 5th, 2010 at 12:05:28 PM PDT by

I sure do live near UAB -- just a few minutes away. I'm in Crestwood.

May 5th, 2010 at 12:43:47 PM PDT by

Neat, Bamboo I did not know there was Black bamboo, Pretty! Also the largest blades of grass is bamboo for a lil bit of trivia :)

May 5th, 2010 at 2:11:27 PM PDT by

Thanks! And you're right -- bamboo is in the grass family.:-) I hope you bid!

May 5th, 2010 at 3:33:46 PM PDT by

would love to bid but can't pay the shipping cost until a week from friday, that's too long to wait, I hope you have another last one. Oklahoma is a perfect zone for these, on the border of Texas/Oklahoma

May 5th, 2010 at 4:30:00 PM PDT by

You can bid if you want. If you win, I'll wait to dig them up for you until payday.

May 5th, 2010 at 4:40:59 PM PDT by

This has to be the most interesting auction, I love it!!! Super pretty!
I live where it can get way below -0 out, burrrrr :(

May 5th, 2010 at 4:43:10 PM PDT by

Thanks, Kimmy.:-)

May 5th, 2010 at 4:46:57 PM PDT by

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