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Bambusa tulda

 
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Family: Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Bambusa (bam-BOO-suh) (Info)
Species: tulda (TOOL-dah) (Info)

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Category:
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Coral/Apricot

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral gregr18 On Aug 3, 2005, gregr18 from Bridgewater, MA (Zone 6b) wrote:

A bamboo indigenous to Eastern India and Southeast Asia. It has long been important economically in the paper and construction industries of these areas.

The species name is of obscure origin, referenced by British botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker in his 1854 travelogue "Himalayan Journals" : 'The bamboo, of which the quiver is made, is thin and light: it is brought from Assam, and called Tulda, or Dulwa, by the Bengalees.'

I have personally communicated with several native speakers of Bengal, and none of them knew too much about the word, though it is referenced on several other websites as a Bengali common name for Bambusa tulda

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

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