Borinda KR 5600 - Blue Giant Bamboo

Borinda KR 5600, Giant Bamboo, was originally provisionally named in the Fargesia genus by the English collector Keith Rushforth and given the collecting number 5600, ‘KR’ being his initials. Most KR bamboos were collected in the dry uplands of Tibet.

The KR category of bamboos has been around for about ten years and so is relatively new. The plant category is not that well known and they are quite difficult to find if you want to buy one.

The Borinda name for the species are described as such by Chris Stapleton, an English botanist.

Borinda KR 5600 Spread and Growing Habit

Clumping non-invasive blue bamboo type. Non running.

Over 10 years a spread of 2.5 m (7 ft.) should be expected.

Height

Maximum height: 8 metres (25ft) in optimal conditions over ten years.

This may be the tallest species in the Borinda category.

Culm Width

Maximum diameter: 4 cm (1.5 inches).

Culms

New culms have  a blue waxy bloom initially, hence will be recognised as a blue bamboo. This blue colour does eventually disappear to leave a green culm over time but all new culms will have this bluey colour each year.

Sheath

Leaves

Long narrow green leaves.

Hardiness of Borinda KR 5600 Bamboo

Hardy to min. Have been known to survive down to - 20 ° C. The species was discovered at 3300 metres in Tibet, looks subtropical, but seems to be very hardy.

Uses of Borinda KR 5600 Bamboo

Impressive plant with upright growing habit. Useful for specimen plants, privacy hedging and screening, or container bamboo.

Origin

Po Tsangpo in South East Tibet

Borinda Species Variations

List of other Borinda genus bamboo and the related Fargesia genus Bamboo.

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