Welcome to the introductory page of Bamboo Specialists of New Zealand, the genuine home of NZ bamboo. We will be adding our comprehensive website soon. Feel free to contact us about any enquiries: regarding our bamboo plants, for a catalogue, other bamboo uses and the services we provide. mailto:bamboo@iconz.co.nz
             'NZ Home of Bamboo Plants, Bamboo Poles, Stakes, Bamboo Garden Services, Bamboo Craft and Accessories'.
At Bamboo Specialists, you will find acres of mature plantations of bamboo planted over many decades from which we divide our plant stock to grow into all sizes of bamboo specimen plants. Sometimes you might have to wait for the rare or giant bamboos due to the demand or time involved in producing them and then some to ensure they are ready to transplant. Please ensure you allow ample time for your order to be processed so that you are not disappointed if the season has passed.
Every plant we grow with care for consistent viability, every item we hand produce to its optimum intrinsic quality, every design we pioneer for reasonable endurance. We are well acquainted with bamboo and are able to advise on all aspects of its use and application.
'Bamboo is an important climate change plant for New Zealand conditions too'
We have over 100 species in our extensive collection of bamboo including Arundinaria, Bambusa, Chiminobambusa, Chusquea, Dendrocalamus, Drepanostachym, Fargesia, Gigantichloa, Himalayacalamus, Phyllostachys, Pseudosasa, Sasa, Yushania and more. Bamboos for Instant Height Roof Top, Shallow Bed and Lush Gardens
Our range covers : starter plants for edible bamboo shoot crops, bamboo farm shelterbelts, agro-forestry bamboo fibre flooring industry investment., remedial bamboo for: erosive coastal conditions, riparian management & flood plain stabilizers, land retention & multiuse farm biomass bamboo, renewable high country carbon credits and stock utility, multi-floor atrium & urban courtyard, green roof & balcony bamboo planters,  bamboo forests & specialty gardens.
Water Cycling: Australia's NSW Byron Bay clever  initiative- Bangalow_Bamboo_Innovation_Watercycle_Management.pdf
Our useful bamboo is for sub-alpine climates as high protein  sheep, deer and cattle winter shelter & fodder, for amending clay soils, stock fodder dairy runoff nutrient sequestering, high sheath shedder bamboo for microbial activity odour reduction, heavy humus leaf producer for healthy soil, stream bank fortifying, degraded soils & wetland filter plant, upright bamboo stabilizer for land contour modification,  rural effluent wastewater uptake, heavy metals mining contaminant uptake  bamboo, narrow tall pastoral barrier bamboo, efficient grazing livestock gas converter bamboo, high C & N sequestration bamboo for stakes, pulp & edible shoots, glacial retreat and thawing permafrost reforestation, bare smooth lower trunks bamboo for bird refuge and numerous other uses, packed and freighted through all NZ.
Erosion Control:  The excellent work of ORE -Organization for the Rehabilitation of the Environment- Bamboo a useful tool to counter soil erosion on hillsides and ravines.
Our other services include : bamboo privacy 'screenscapes' & hedges, landscaping with bamboo, Containing: design, install and maintain, existing plant restoration & confining. Screen or specimen maintenance - thinning, enhancing, restoring, removal of excess roots. Cutting & harvesting bamboo poles free of charge, (conditions apply) for stream bamboo walkways, park grove paths and management, edible plantation setup & maintenance.
Advisers for fence makers, implement design for bamboo plug plants, suitable farm & utility species
Our established plantations provide: most size bamboo plants & b-trees, poles, canes, rods, stalks, spears and stakes of different lengths & sizes. They come in attractive colours: blue, black, pink, red, yellow, golden, striped, forest, crimson, mottled and more, also in different shapes from square, swollen, elephant, tortoiseshell, arrow, walking stick. Their uses are from fishing rods, decor wall ornament or room dividers, in landscape craft, natural utensils, in art & advertising.
Cut Bamboo : prepare lengths to make components & profiles  for various contemporary or traditional fences & panels, small to large  crafted bamboo items & replicas, structure assembly for DIY or film sets, festival & corporate events, banners & flags, organic/floral art bamboo, stage props, shop display or long term fittings. We do finishes, heat treatments, & seals.   We offer personalized designs, base construction, interactive forms, standard or modified plans to suit DIY pole or product use.
Exclusive Art - Unique to a maximum of 4 only of each creation, artwork by Master Bamboo Weaver-Sculptor Li- Jung
We also supply: Bamboo plants for hire, sheaths & craft accessories and provide guided tours, lectures & workshops.  We make bamboo charcoal and also sell to order brush art, bamboo musical instruments, bamboo plant art material, all by New Zealand artists and naturally grown on our farm.
' Always the right bamboo for the purpose'
Demand has now grown to the stage that we would value anyone who would seriously like to become a member of our team, working from home growing the small bamboo plants grades and supply them back to us. See us about this exceedingly rewarding and potentially profitable industry.  P. I.
All unwanted bamboo plants considered for free or discounted cutting down or removal
Contributors and subjects for numerous media articles spanning 64 years.  Top awards in garden events including GARDENZ, Ellerslie Flower Show- gold & silver exhibits sponsors and advisors, consultants to landscape architects, Schools, City Council Parks and Zoos and development plantings.
Contact: Pauline Isaachsen on bamboo@iconz.co.nz for  our price lists or plant species catalogue, quotes, designs, more bamboo images, services and all consultation at competitive prices, quality craftspeople referrals, products.
Kelvin Falconer's shakuhachis are presently from NZ$150 to NZ$250. Compare this price.

Isaachsen's Bamboo Specialists is proud to affiliate with colleagues expert  in their chosen fields, to present all bamboo related services and disciplines. (see links and referrals below). Such is the difficulty and nature of working with bamboo that many are not able to exhibit their work and dedication to their craft online so we will continue to acknowledge them by adding examples of their work and the contributions they make.

'In the interests of environmental integrity we give a discount off your next purchase in exchange for your tired old potted bamboo plant especially the running varieties purchased from here.' Quote that you saw it here.

Member/contributor/recipient - including New Zealand Bamboo Society, ABIA, Chinese Forestry Institute Jourmal, NZPLANTFINDER, LandscapeNZ, SUBTROPICALS
Best Testimonials : 'what they don't know about bamboo is not worth knowing', 'a thousand thank yous'

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS -

Exhibition - The Nomadic Museum - ashes and snow   The Monolithic Bamboo Structure by Simon Velez for the Beautiful Greg Colbert Exhibition. By courtesy of Brienne- Ashes and Snow. Push the image buttons on the lower page to view more.

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