Phyllostachys pubescens, also known as Arhat Bamboo, is short, Mabel Miao, and the old bamboo is orange. If the old bamboo is properly maintained, its leaves are as green as tender bamboo. The difference between Buddha's belly bamboo and ordinary bamboo is that the bamboo knot is thin and the internodes are short and swollen, like the belly of Maitreya Buddha and like a folded arhat. This form makes it an excellent material for making bonsai. The maintenance of bamboo bonsai is not very complicated, just water and trim it.

Placement: After the newly planted bamboo bonsai is watered, it should be maintained in a cool place for about 10 day, then in a semi-shady and semi-sunny place for 5 days, and then carefully maintained in a sunny, ventilated, warm and humid environment. Because pots and pans are shallow and contain little soil, exposure to the hot sun in summer is easy to damage the roots, so it is necessary to shade them properly. In late autumn and early winter, when the minimum temperature drops to about 5℃ at night, it should be moved indoors and the room temperature should be kept at about 8℃. Too high room temperature is not conducive to the growth in the coming year. In the south, as long as the pots and pans are buried in the soil in the lee of the sun, they can survive the winter safely.

Water: Bambusa bambusa likes to be wet, so water it frequently to keep the soil moist, but no water can be accumulated in the basin. Summer is its vigorous growth period, the temperature is high, and water is poured once in the morning and evening. After moving indoors in winter, the leaves are covered with dust, so it is necessary to properly spray water on the leaves to keep them green and beautiful.

Shaping: Phyllostachys pubescens grows rapidly, and the branches that are not needed for modeling should be cut off in time to avoid consuming nutrition. According to its shape, Hsinchu decides whether to stay or not. For example, it is short and big, so it should be planted until September. If Hsinchu is thin and long, it will affect the shape, so it should be cut off in time.