The Fishing Pole Bamboo Tree produces perfect size bamboo poles for fishing poles and was imported from China in 1920 by the USDA. The bamboo shoots that appear in the Spring are edible and completely free of bitterness. The Fishing Pole Bamboo Tree grows up to 35 ft. tall with 1-1 & 1/2 inch diameter culms, and the Bamboo grows fast and appears early during the Spring with vigorous fresh growth. The Fishing Pole Bamboo Tree is a rapidly spreading bamboo tree that will quickly cover the area of your landscape that you plant it in.