Type:
Clumping

Height:
25m

Thickness:
15cm

Climate:
Various

Application:
Shoots

"Balcooa Bamboo" FEATURES: Bitter edible shoots. Dense clumping strong green culms. Can get out of control. Indian origin.

Reputed to have been imported from Cape Town with the first fleet, possibly taken by the Dutch traders from Asia to Cape Town. Has now migrated around the East Coast of Australia where out of control stands litter the landscape, stands that have the potential to earn copious amounts of money for the owners.

The bitter shoots are highly regarded by the Vietnamese consumers. And even though the poles are starchy they can be used as a short life timber for temporary constructions.