Sasa kurilensis Chishima zasa (Gramineae) Evergreen bamboo

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Sasa kurilensis
Chishima zasa
Evergreen bamboo
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The Sasa kurilensis plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chishima zasa. Some home gardeners know the variety as Arundinaria kurilensis. Bambusa kurilensis. Pseudosasa kurilensis.

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Latin Name:  Sasa kurilensis
Common Name:  Chishima zasa
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (Rupr.)Mak.&Shib.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  4   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Forms compact clumps in thickets on high mountain slopes, C. and N. Japan[74, 58].

General Uses: The plant has rampant roots and this can be utilized in soil stabilization schemes[195]. The canes are used for making particle boards such as hardboard[195]. The fibre dimensions mean that it is more suitable for thick paper and fibreboard than for thin papers[195]. Yields in Japan are around 45 tonnes per hectare though the cost of gathering and bundling the canes makes economic use problematic[195]. The canes are also used as plant supports etc.

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