Bamboo is an incredible plant that has been used in Asia for centuries for construction, cookware and all sorts of furniture, even some clothing. Go to most Japanese gardens in any area of the U.S. and there will be some stands of bamboo among the rock gardens and the streams. AmericanLandscaping companies use bamboo more and more to add an exotic flair to a planned greenscape with gardens. They generally use the clumping type of bamboo and not the running varieties, which are highly invasive. The Northwest is a prime area for growing and propagating all sorts of bamboo and there are some very well stocked nurseries and growers in Oregon, in particular. This beautiful grass–yes, bamboo is really a form of grass–is used all over the state for beautifying yards and gardens. It’s everywhere. Some Oregon bamboo nurseries ship their plants all over the country and even have resources for selling furniture and poles for landscaping. Significant efforts are underway to develop bamboo as an agro-forestry crop for the Pacific Northwest.”
Scott Hill
BambooGuy Nursery
P.O. Box 357
24500 Hwy. 101 South
Beaver, Oregon 97108
(503)-842-7329
http://www.bambooguy.com/
Scott Hill has been growing and selling bamboo for quite some time on his 15-acre, Beaver Creek Oregon nursery. In addition to the bamboo plants, he sells bamboo books, canes, Japanese Maples and even granite Japanese pagodas, basins and stepping-stones. The web site lists varieties of bamboo carried according to size, whether running or clumping, aggressive or non-aggressive, and colors. The very interesting descriptions give pretty detailed information about each plant variety sold, including hardiness zones and heights of the plants. For landscapers, Scott even has small, ground-cover bamboos available. He does have mostly running bamboos, however. Prices range from $10 for a one-gallon container all the way up to $100 for a three-gallon container. I would email him at [email protected] to ask for resources advised to contain any running variety before ordering and planting this type. It is virtually impossible to rid oneself of a well-established stand of running bamboo, but it can be contained with the proper preparation of the planting area.
Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery is located in Gold Beach, Oregon, about 6 hrs. Driving time from Portland and just 32 miles from the Oregon/California border. Tradewinds has over 200 varieties available for shipping, from the small, non-invasive, clumping varieties of just 6 inches to the stately, aggressive timber bamboos that grow to over 50 ft. in height. Conveniently, Tradewinds does sell rhizome barriers on the web site, along with the plants, and they will help customers pick out exactly what they need according to the hardiness zone involved, height, appearance and growing nature. The tall shrub bamboos have clumping varieties, as do the mountain bamboos, and prices run from around $15 for a one-gallon pot to over $200 for a three-gallon container. It’s best to look around on the web site and email the company if you’re ordering from out of state and can’t visit the nursery personally.
28446Hunter CreekLoop
GoldBeach, OR 97444
Tel. & Fax: 541.247.0835 [email protected]
Cedar Mill Bamboo Garden is really a small place compared to the two above. This little nursery is located in Oregon, but the web site does not have an address listed. People interested in ordering from them should contact Adam Williams at his email address: [email protected]. This site has some very descriptive links. Their prices range from $30 to $150, depending on the type that’s chosen. They say that they can’t ship larger plants now, because of their size; they will only ship in the U.S. and will fill orders by zip code to add in the shipping charges. Their plants are ready to spread and set out new rhizomes and culms the first year in the ground and they’re all guaranteed. This site is a great one to show the actual difference between running and clumping varieties. Email them also to ask for an appointment to visit them in person and to get directions to their location. http://home.comcast.net/~oregonbamboo/
