Chusquea gigantea Fall foliage Collected around 3500m on the

Collected around 3500m on the unexplored Bailingshan in SW Sichuan province

Notes:  Used medicinally

Height:  20' - 40'

but according to John Grimshaw was actually introduced as late as 1992 by Oxford University’s Ganesh expedition

Mixed forests and stream valleys

Chusquea gigantea Fall foliage Collected around 3500m on theFamily: PoaceaeZone: 7 9Natural Range: ChileSoil: Average, moist humus richLight: SunHeight: 24'Bloom Time: NAAttracts: NAPest Resistance: Deer, RabbitAttributes: Evergreen. Clumping. Upright culms. Yellowish canes with distinct green rings. Notes: Considered to one of the hardiest in the genus. Pot size: 1 Gallon Pot