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​Brightside Bamboo Nursery

Located just outside Chapel Hill we are the largest bamboo nursery in the Carolinas. We carry over 100 varieties of live bamboo plants including screening, black, clumping, timber, and more. Our service area covers everything from Washington DC down to Atlanta. Most of our installation services are done in the Triangle area: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill; but we also serve the Triad: Greensboro, Winston Salem, and High Point as well as Charlotte, Wilmington, and into Virginia, DC, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Winter Hours
Dec 1 - March 14
Spring Hours
Mar 15 - Jun 14
Sun  closed
Sun 12pm-4pm
Mon-Fri  by appointment
Mon-Fri  by appointment
Sat  10am-4pm
Sat  10am-4pm
Summer Hours
Jun 15 - Sept 14
Fall Hours
Sept 15 - Nov 30
Sun 12pm-4pm
Sun  closed
Mon-Fri  by appointment
Mon-Fri  by appointment
Sat  10am-4pm
Sat  10am-4pm

Closed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
620 Hwy 54 West, Chapel Hill, NC 27516


​We are located about 1.5 miles west of Carrboro Plaza on NC Hwy 54, close to the intersection of Hatch Rd. We share space with Camellia Forest Nursery.

Pricing, Descriptions, and Inventory Links:

Prices are dependent on pot size and species.
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Bulk Discounts

10% off: 10-19 points
15% off: 20-34 points
20% off: 35-54 points
25% off: 55-84 points
30% off: 85+ points (wholesale price)
Wholesale customers:  landscapers, nurseries, garden centers, and others interested in large orders, contact us for our current wholesale price list.
Point system:
2 gallon = .5 point
3 gallon = 1 point
5 gallon = 1.5 points
7 gallon = 2 points
10 gallon = 2.5  points
15 gallon = 3 points
20 gallon = 3.5 points
25 gallon = 4 points
​45 gallon = 5 points

Planting Bamboo

Want us to plant your bamboo?  Pricing is easy to figure out.  Just take the cost of your plants (above) and add the below planting fees for each plant.  This cost includes our delivery, soil, mulch, amendments, and labor. We use only the finest organic slow-release amendments and fertilizer hand formulated specifically for bamboo. Planting fees for planters or pots may differ depending on the specifics of the situation.
2 gal $63
3 gal $89
5 gal $116
7 gal $147
10 gal $189
15 gal $263
20 gal $305
25 gal $352
45 gal $504
Bulk discounts may also be applied toward planting costs, depending on the situation. For planting jobs there is a minimum total cost of $850.  There may be an additional distance fee if outside of Chapel Hill/Carrboro.

Delivery 

Delivery is available on bamboo orders. Delivery orders have a $250 minimum for most locations. Large deliveries (typically over $1500) require the truck and trailer combination. Fees may sometimes be higher if fuel prices are abnormally high.
Fees within the Triangle
Chapel Hill/Carrboro: $125
Orange/Durham/North Chatham Counties: $150
Wake/Chatham/Alamance Counties: $175
Johnston County: $225
Other Metro Areas in the Southeast
Greensboro: $225

Winston Salem/High Point/Fayetteville: $250
Charlotte/Wilmington/Richmond: $450
Asheville/Greenville SC/VA Beach/Columbia SC: $550
Washington DC/Charleston: $850
Atlanta/Savannah: $950

All Other Areas
$3 per mile (one way)

Size specifications

Typical height for small, midsize, and timber bamboos. Ground-cover and clumping bamboo are shorter.
2 gallon: 1' - 4'
3 gallon: 4' - 7'
5 gallon: 5' - 8'
7 gallon: 6' - 11'
10 gallon: 8' - 14'
15 gallon: 10' - 15'
20 gallon: 10' - 25'
25 gallon: 12' - 25'
30 gallon: 15' - 30'

Farm Packages

Here are some examples that include everything to get started except irrigation. More information on farming services including planning, consulting, management, distribution, etc: click here.

Complete Bamboo Farm Starter Package - Mini ($5,400) - 35 three gallon (or 21 seven gallon, or equivalent) bamboo plants of 1-2 separate farm-specific species.  Price includes plants, labor, amendments, mulch, clover, and small swales for integrated water management. Covers: .25-1 acres

Complete Bamboo Farm Starter Package - Small ($10,900) -  85 three gallon (or 52 seven gallon, or equivalent) bamboo plants of 1-3 separate farm-specific species.  Price includes plants, labor, amendments, mulch, clover, and swales for integrated water management. Covers: 1-3 acres

Complete Bamboo Farm Starter Package - Medium ($31,900) - 300 three gallon (or 180 seven gallon, or equivalent) bamboo plants of 1-4 separate farm-specific species.  Price includes plants, labor amendments, mulch, clover and swales for integrated water management. Covers: 3-5 acres

Larger Packages: custom
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Use Guide


Screening (Running)
5’-7’ Giant Leaf, Ruscus
12’-15’ Arrow, Shiroshima
16’-25’ Stimulosa
20’-30’ David Bissett
25’-35’ Golden, Koi, Flavescens Inversa, Allgold,Castillon, Black, Beautiful, Temple
35’-40’ Yellow Groove, Spectabilis
40’-50’ Slender Crookstem, Tiger
40’-60’ Henon, Black Stripe, Red Margin

Screening (Clumping)
6’-10’ Fargesia rufa
10’-15’ F. robusta, golden goddess
15’-25’ Hedge/Alphonse Karr

Houseplants (size depends on pot)
Arrow & Green Onion
Bambusa multiplex – all varieties
Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'
Temple bamboo

Exterior Pots (size depends on pot)
Black
Giant Grey Henon
Arrow & Green Onion
Golden
Fargesia Rufa

Variegated Leaves
Dwarf Whitestripe, Greenstripe, and Yellowstripe
Albostriata
Kuma Zasa & Hayatae (not technically)
Shiroshima
Chino
Allgold & Castillon (some)
Silverstripe

Wet Areas
Ph. atrovaginata (incense bamboo)
Ph. heteroclada 'Solidstem' (Solidstem bamboo)
Ph. nidularia (big node bamboo)
Ph. nidularia 'Farcta'

Salt Tolerant
Bambusa multiplex and subspecies
Bambusa textilis and subspecies

Pleioblastus linearis (rumored)
Pleioblastus simonii (rumored)
Pseudosasa japonica (rumored)
Semiarundinaria fastuosa (rumored)
Groundcover & Shrub
Ruscus - 4'
Kuma Zasa - 4’
Giant Leaf - 8’


Highly Prized Ornamentals
Black (black)
Tiger (green with black splotches)
Castillon (yellow with green regular stripes)
Robert Young (yellow w/random grn stripes)
Spectabilis (yellow w/regular green stripes)
Golden Vivax (yellow w/random grn stripes)

Timber: Giant Groves and Farming
Giant Gray Henon - 60’
Japanese Timber - 60’
Moso - 60’
Black Timber - 50’
Vivax - 70’
Robert Young - 40’
Sweetshoot - 40’
Tiger - 50’
Golden Vivax - 65’

Midsize Groves
Nuda - 35’
Black - 35’
Spectabilis - 30’
Yellow Groove - 40’
Allgold - 35’
Castillon - 35’
Slender Crookstem - 60’
Beautiful - 30’
Meyer’s - 30’

Best Edibles
Golden - 25’
Sweetshoot - 40’
Henon - 60’
Vivax - 70’

Bamboo Descriptions

Key:
Botanical name (common name(s))  Minimum cold temperature (corresponding zone), range of mature heights dependent on site conditions, maximum diameter of mature culms, sunlight preference
Full Sun: 6+ hours sun
Partial Sun: 4-6 hours sun
Partial Shade: 2-4 hours sun
Full Shade: 0-3 hours
dia  - max diameter of mature culm
Note: We've listed the general lighting conditions where each bamboo species will thrive, but often they can grow in other lighting conditions.  Not all shade is created equal.  Many of these bamboo can survive in dappled light, depending on the intensity and duration, even though there is no direct sun time.  Also, newly installed plants (especially smaller pot sizes) placed in harsh situations (all day sun, exposure to high winds such as the middle of a field, etc.) are more likely to suffer summer and/or winter damage than those planted close to plants and buildings that provide some shelter from the elements.


Indocalamus tessellatus (Giant Leaf Bamboo) -5F (zone 6+), 5'-10' high, .5" dia,
With leaves up to two feet long, has largest leaf of any bamboo in cultivation.  You'll find these dried and sold in Asian market used to make "bamboo rice" - a sticky rice wrapped in the leaf.  Very striking and tropical looking, these combine well with other bamboos to offer variation in size and texture.

Phyllostachys aurea (Golden Bamboo AKA Fishpole Bamboo)
This common bamboo is easily distinguished by its compressed lower nodes, giving it a very distinguished look and 

Phyllostachys aureosulcata (Yellow Groove Bamboo) 30'-40'
This common bamboo has usually faint (but sometimes strong) yellow stripes in the grooves (sulcus) of the bamboo and in about 30% of the culms a unique zig-zag shape toward the bottom.  This is perhaps the fastest-spreading bamboo in the world.

Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
A dramatic ornamental, this is the same as yellow groove except it is bright yellow with dark green sulcus.

Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Slender Crookstem' (Slender Crookstem Bamboo)
This rare bamboo is a variation on the famous Japanese Timber bamboo with it being thinner in proportion to its height that other bamboo, and also have a zig-zag shape in the lower culmns similar to Yellow Groove.

Phyllostachys edulis (Moso Bamboo)
This is the most famous of all bamboos.  Almost everything you've ever seen made of bamboo, from flooring to cutting boards to chopsticks, is made from this type.  It's slow to establish but can reach heights up to 70 feet in this area.

Phyllostachys dulcis (Sweetshoot Bamboo)
There is a saying that every family in China has this bamboo growing in their backyard.  It is one of only two types of bamboo shoots that is free from the acrid flavor that normally requires boiling before eating.

Phyllostachys meyeri (Meyeri Bamboo) 30'-40'
This is almost exactly like Golden Bamboo except it lacks the compressed nodes.  This makes it one of the best pole producers.

Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo) 20'-35'
The most sought-after ornamental, the culms of this bamboo turn black with age.  Unlike other bamboo that fade to tan after they've been cut and dried, black bamboo will keep it's color.  This is a great all-around bamboo and good for variable light conditions.  It can take full sun to partial (and sometimes full) shade.  It also does well in pots and has good edible shoots. More info

Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis (Gray Henon Bamboo)
An excellent timber bamboo that achieves size about the same as Viviax and Moso, but has better/thicker wood than Vivax and is faster growing that Moso.

Phyllostachys nuda (Nuda Bamboo)
A good all-around green bamboo that is devoid of any distinguishing characteristics.

Phyllostachys viridis 'Robert Young' (Robert Young Bamboo)
A beautiful yellow timber bamboo with green stripes and good wood quality.

Phyllostachys vivax (Vivax Bamboo, Chinese Timber Bamboo)
A fast-growing timber bamboo with excellent shoots rivaling Sweetshoot in taste and exceeding it in size.  Wood quality is good but walls are thinner than other bamboos it's size.

Phyllostachys vivax f. aureocaulis (Golden Vivax AKA Yellow Vivax)
Winner of the Award of Garden Merit, this is one of the finest bamboos in the world.  It retains all the qualities of normal vivax except instead of being green it is yellow with random green stripes.

Pseudosasa japonica (Arrow Bamboo, Japanese: Yadake)  5F(zone 7), 12'-18' high, 0.5" dia.
Native to Japan, where it gets it's namesake from the Samauri who used it to make their arrow shafts.  This is a common bamboo with large leaves that has done very well throughout the Southeast for many decades. 


Bamboo Info

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Map & Directions

We are located at 620 Hwy 54 West Chapel Hill, NC  27516.  This is about 1.5 miles past Carrboro Plaza on your left.

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Brightside Bamboo Nursery & Landscaping
620 Hwy 54 West
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Email: david (at) brightsidebamboo.com
Phone: 919-943-1048

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