Phyllostachys bambusiude, grows 150 miles from my house but on the Adriatic coast (climate zone
8a)
height around 17 m
Here in Croatia you can find a large bamboo, but in the
northern Adriatic Sea , where the climate is warmer.
One old bamboo growe in continental climate near my house
Phyllostachys praecox 'Violascens'
The diameter of the stems at 1.2 meters
from the ground 8 cm (3.15 inch) and 11.7 m hight (38.5 feet)
Some of my bamboo: