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How to distinguish the southern bamboo with red leaves

Hank Schrader
2020-07-17 09:21:29
Shape: about 60-120cm high, with few branches, upright, very dense branches and leaves, and compact tree shape. Leaf blade: alternate, thinly leathery, entire. It is bright red in winter and dark green in spring and autumn and summer. Flower: panicle, white. Fruit: spherical, 2 seeds, red.

I. shape

Red leaf Nantian bamboo shrub, about 60-120 cm high, more upright, less branches, branches and leaves are very dense, very compact.

2. Blade

The leaves of Nantian bamboo are alternate, thin and leathery. 2-3 simple pinnate compound leaves with bracts at the base. The leaflets are elliptic, about 5-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The apex is blunt, and the base is cuneate. Leaves are bright red in winter, dark green in spring, summer and autumn.

Three, flowers

Nantian bamboo with red leaves is a panicle, growing at the top, with white color, about 15-25cm long. The flowering period is from May to June.

Fruit

The fruit is spherical, red and has two seeds. The fruit is in September.

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