Timor black bamboo seed Bonsai Bambusa lako

LATIN NAME: Bambusa lako

COMMON NAME: Timor Black Bamboo

The Timor black bamboo is the dark, glossy aristocrat of the bamboo world. The tall, clumping bamboo carries the striking, almost-black, polished culms with the fine, grey-green stripes and the narrow, dark-green leaves, and the whole plant makes a bold, dramatic statement in the warm garden. The strong, dark culms are also put to the fine work of the craft, the furniture and the instrument making. It is a plant of the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Timor black bamboo has a quiet but interesting place in the plant science, studied for the almost-black, polished culms and the way the plant forms its tight clumps. The growth of the culms and the strength of the dark wood have been studied at length, and it keeps showing up in the work on the bamboos, the warm-region grasses and the members of the grass family. The narrow, dark-green leaves and the tall, clumping habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the Timor black bamboo is a regular subject of the studies of the ornamental bamboos of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Timor black bamboo is a fine, dramatic plant of the warm garden and the craft workshop. The almost-black, polished culms make a bold, handsome screen, hedge and specimen of the warm garden, and the strong, dark wood is cut for the furniture, the craft, the tools and the instruments of the region. The plant forms its tight clumps without the running away, and the dark culms keep their good looks through the years. It has been written up in the horticultural and the craft papers for the black polished culms and the strong wood, and it is a fine, long-lived plant of the deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The Timor black bamboo is one of the striking plants of the warm garden, and the almost-black, polished culms are put to the fine work of the furniture, the craft and the instruments of the region. The plant forms its tight clumps without the running away.

To grow the Timor black bamboo from seed, sow the seeds in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keeping them warm, in a sheltered spot with gentle watering, and pot the young plants on as they grow. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth, the shelter and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the black culms will rise through the years.

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The (bambusa lako) was a variation of bamboo. The bambusa lako is grown under high temperature in our plant base, so it has a black skin.

One of the most beautiful clumping bamboos, its very straight erect culms turn highly polished chocolate black with age, with occasional stripes of green. The shoots are edible. Grows well in full sun and harsh conditions. minimum temperature:  26 F
maximum height: 70 feet
maximum diameter: 4 inches