This one has a funny footnote attached to it, since planting it is also how I discovered I’d been miscounting my own daily planting streak for weeks.
The Basics
Sacred bali bamboo is Schizostachyum brachycladum, yellow form, an ornamental tropical bamboo.
Origin and Habitat
Native to Indonesia, where according to a friend it’s commonly planted at temple entrances.
What It Looks Like
Golden colored culms with red hues and a cream stripe running down the leaves, an attractive, unmistakably tropical looking bamboo that grows to about 35 feet.
Uses and Flavor
Thin walled rather than structural, so it’s mostly used for art or very light interior construction rather than building. Not something we grow to eat.
Growing It Here
Mahalo to Dash for sharing this one. I actually planted it thinking it was day 250 of the project, only to realize afterward that I’d skipped day 177 somewhere along the way, so this one officially went in the ground as day 249b. It’s planted out in the unfenced zone at the far end of the property near the gulch, and against the odds of being outside the fence line, it’s growing strong. The stand is still under 15 feet tall at this point, but I’m genuinely glad it made it at all out there.
Pests and Diseases to Watch For
Nothing to report so far.
Kenta’s Take
Losing track of an exact day count after planting something every single day for the better part of a year feels about right. The bamboo doesn’t care what number I give it, and out past the fence line, it clearly doesn’t need my help either.