Clumping bamboo with 20 feet tall, 1 inch diameter stems. A Chinese variety native to Yunnan which grow at elevations from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Its culms are often used for weaving and it has sweet, edible shoots.
Fargesia dracocephala ( Dragon’s Head )
Clumping bamboo that reaches 16 feet tall, with .75 inch diameter stems. This Chinese bamboo grows above elevations of 6,000 feet. The plants of this species grown in the U.S. are from German grown starts.
Fargesia crassinoda ( Bamboo )
Clump-forming bamboo that reaches 12 feet tall, with .75 inch diameter stems. This Tibetan native grows under high altitude pine forests. Its leaves are narrow and grow in 3 to 6 branches almost equal in size. Its shoots appear from […]
Fargesia angustissima ( Bamboo )
Bamboo with 24 feet tall, 1 inch in diameter stems. Clump forming bamboo have underground shoots that grow slowly outward, closer than runner type bamboo. This variety comes for the Sichuan province of China. When culms are young they have […]
Fargesia adpressa ( A-4 Bamboo )
Bamboo that is 18 feet tall with 1.25 diameter stems. Clump bamboos have underground stems that sprout vertical shoot close to their parent plants and grow slowly outward. The identification of this particular species is somewhat unclear. It is native […]
Fagus sylvatica ( Zlatia Golden Beech )
Zlatia is a spreading tree, with elliptic, wavy edged leaves. Leaves are pale yellow in spring, turning yellow-green and glossy as summer progresses and with fall turns yellow and orange. It can be subject to sunburn. This tree’s bark is […]
Fagus sylvatica ( Tricolor Beech )
Tricolor is a slow growing variety to 25 to 40 feet, but usually smaller. It has a spreading habit, with elliptic, wavy edged leaves. Tricolor has purple leaves marked with white and pink. Foliage burns in hot sun or dry […]
Fagus sylvatica ( Rohanii European Beech )
Rohanii is is a spreading tree, with rounded lobes, similar to the outline of oak leaves. Leaves are purple. This tree’s bark is smooth and silvery. Can grow in a wide variety of soils, but salty soil stunts growth.
Fagus sylvatica ( Purpurea Pendula Weeping Copper Beech )
Purpurea Pendula is an irregular, spreading tree, with long weeping branches that reach the ground. Requires steaking to establish vertical growth. Leaves are elliptic, wavy edged and purple. This tree’s bark is smooth and silvery. This tree makes a beautiful […]
Fagus sylvatica ( Purple Beech )
This is a spreading tree, with elliptic, wavy edged leaves. It can reach 90 feet but seldom does. Leaves are pale green in spring, turning dark and glossy as summer progresses and with fall turns yellow and orange. This tree’s […]