Plant in full sun only in cooler coastal gardens but looks best with part sun to light shade. Irrigate occasionally to regularly - reportedly resents cold dry soils but is hardy to as low as 10°F. A great bamboo for containers - if planted in the garden it likely should be constrained by some form of a rhizome barrier.

Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' was found in Kobe Japan in the 1950's and was imported into the U.S. by the American Bamboo Society in 1984. The name for the genus combines the compound words 'Sino' meaning "China" with 'bambusa' meaning bamboo and the specific epithet is the common name of this bamboo in Japan'

We first saw mature plants growing in the garden of artist and horticulturist Marcia Donahue and got our plants from Bamboo Headquarters and grew it from 2010 until 2014. 

The information about Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.