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This table will help you compare all the bamboo varieties and pick the best bamboo for your needs.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''List of bamboo by latin name'''
|+ '''List of bamboo by latin name'''
| [[Arundinaria amabilis]]
| [[Arundinaria amabilis]]
| Tonkin Cane, Teastick Bamboo
| Tonkin Cane, Teastick Bamboo
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| 20-25 ft (50 ft)
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| Running
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| 2½"
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| 10°F/-12°C
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| Tall, thick-walled shoots with small joints, making it very useful and attractive wood.
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| [[Bambusa beecheyana]]
| [[Bambusa beecheyana]]
| Beechey Bamboo
| Beechey Bamboo
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| 12-20 ft (20-40 ft)
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| Clump
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| 4-5"
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Culms have strong arching, give tropical effect. Rare.
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| [[Bambusa multiplex]]
| [[Bambusa multiplex]]
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| 8-10ft (15-25ft)
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| Clump
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| 1½ in.
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Shoots have branches from bottom to top. Dense growth makes it good for hedges/screens. Not very common variety.
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Alphonse Karr']]
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Alphonse Karr']]
| Alphonse Karr Bamboo
| Alphonse Karr Bamboo
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| 8-10ft (15-35ft)
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| Clump
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| ½ - 1 in.
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Similar to B. multiplex, but shoot have bright striped green on yellow. New shoots pinkish and green.
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==Mistakenly known as==
==Mistakenly known as==
Correct name first, wrong name follows.
*''Bambusa beecheyana'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus beecheyanus''
*''Bambusa beecheyana'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus beecheyanus''
*''Bambusa multiplex'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa glaucescens''
*''Bambusa multiplex'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa glaucescens''
