Bamboo Nursery
The Greenkeeper Nursery is South Carolina's premier supplier of wholesale, non-invasive, clumping bamboo. Our nursery features both containerized bamboos of various sizes and large field-grown specimens. Currently, we are offering five (5) different varieties of non-invasive, tropical bamboo for purchase:
• Bamboo Multiplex
• Alphonse Karr Bamboo
• Buddha's Belly Bamboo
• Silver Stripe Bamboo (Coming Soon)
• Fernleaf Bamboo (Coming Soon)
Non-Invasive Bamboo
Due to its unfortunate reputation as a voracious spreader, many landscapers have ignored bamboo's potential as an elegant, evergreen plant. However, there are two very different classifications of bamboo based on their root structure: clumping (non-invasive) and running (invasive).
Running bamboos contain leptomorph rhizome systems, which are composed of long, thin rhizomes that spread rapidly and grow horizontally. If left uncontrolled, running bamboos can become invasive to the surrounding plants and landscape. Clumping bamboos, on the other hand, have pachymorph rhizome systems, characterized by short, thick rhizomes that expand slowly each year and grow in close clumps. The root systems of clumping bamboos do not spread horizontally more than a few inches each year.
All varieties of bamboo grown at Greenkeeper Nursery contain non-invasive, clumping root systems, and can be grown without the worry of unwanted spread.
