Pseudosasa jap. 'Tsutsumiana' - 100-125 CM C10

Description
The Arrow bamboo 'Tsutsumiana' (Pseudosasa japonica) with its dark green leaf colouring and green-brown, twisted and knotted stems is a decorative design element in the garden, which with its upright and dense growth can be used as a free-growing hedge or for a single stand. It prefers sunny to shady, sheltered locations with well-drained, humus-rich and acidic soil. In favourable conditions, this hardy bamboo reaches a height of approx. 2.5 m and grows up to 2 m wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Bambusa metake, Arundinaria japonica.

Bulletpoints
* tolerates pruning * heat-loving, shade-tolerant

Leaves
The evergreen leaves of Arrow bamboo 'Tsutsumiana' are dark green, lanceolate and glossy. They are about 20 - 25 cm tall.

Spread
Japan to Korea.

Frost hardiness
The Arrow bamboo 'Tsutsumiana' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Arrow bamboo 'Tsutsumiana' is an upright and densely growing shrub that can reach a height of 1.5 - 2.5 m and a width of 1.5 - 2 m. It usually grows 30 - 50 cm per year.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Pruning
This plant is tolerant of pruning.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to shady, wind-protected position.

Soil
Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana' thrives in all acidic, humus-rich and sufficiently moist soils. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Use
Privacy screen, tub, solitary, hedge

Stems
Arrow bamboo 'Tsutsumiana' is characterised by its triangular green-brown stems, which are divided into nodes.

Root
Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms runner-forming roots.