![]() It shoots early, and shoots can even be dug in the winter, when no others are available. ![]() Moso shoots are the most commonly eaten shoots and consist of the majority of the bamboo shoot export from China. In the West it may be used for ornamental construction. Fresh Moso shoots are delicious! It is also used for many utilitarian things such as utensils, tubing, construction scaffolding, etc. Moso, on the other hand, is unsuitable for fine basketry because it is so stiff, but it is the primary bamboo resource for the bamboo flooring industry, paper making, and shoot production. Phyllostachys bambusoides is the bamboo of choice for basket weaving in Japan because of its flexibility. In a mature grove the foliage begins 30 to 40 feet above the base. When a grove is properly maintained, one can stroll among the large culms as if they were in a mature conifer forest. From a distance the groves have a light, feathery look. A mature Moso grove is a spectacular sight. There is no mistaking Moso for any other. It is well adapted to growing in the PNW and has achieved culm diameter of 5 inches at the base, becoming the largest bamboo at our nursery. With admiration and respect for the late founder of Bamboo Garden, we have assigned the cultivar name 'Jaquith' to our unique variety of Moso. It also bears an occasional variegated culm or branch. It is a particularly beautiful form of Moso, with primarily large green canes supporting the classic feather-fall leaf pattern. We grew it on to maturity here at the nursery and Ned long considered it to be his favorite of all the bamboos. The type of Moso growing at Bamboo Garden was originally grown from seed by the founder of Bamboo Garden, Ned Jaquith, in 1985. (Also called: Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens). Our common name "Moso", is the Japanese name which is an interpretation of the Chinese name "Mao Zhu", which translates to "Hairy Bamboo". New culms are covered with soft, velvety hairs, which provide protection from insect predation. A culm 5 inches in diameter at chest height may be 7 or more inches in diameter at the base. The culms of a mature plant are very broad at the base and quite tapered. The very large culms are festooned with masses of the smallest leaves in the Phyllostachys genus, making it look even larger. In Colombia, the maximum growth observed in Guadua angustifolia has been 30 cm in 24 hours, although the average is around 11-15 cm per day.This is the largest of the hardy bamboos and one of the most beautiful. What are the Fastest Growing Bamboo Species?Īccording to the records mentioned by Koichiro Ueda the greatest growth rates of a bamboo culm shoots per day (24 hours) are the following:ġ21 cm by Madake, Phyllostachys reticulata (12 cm in diameter) which is the maximum record of daily growth. It was measured by Koichiro Ueda on the outskirts of Kioto on June 23, 1955.ġ19 cm by Moso, Phyllostachys edulis (diameter of 16 cm), observed on by Koichiro Ueda in Nagaoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.ĩ1 cm by Bambusa bambos observed at Kew Garden in England in 1855. On the other hand, clumping bamboos ( pachymorph) in tropical regions grow faster during the night than during the day.įor example, Dendrocalamus strictus grows twice as much during the night than during the day, and there are species such as Bambusa oldhamii which grows up to three times more during the night than during the day. Most running bamboos ( leptomorph) such as those in the genus of Phyllostachys grow faster during the day than during the night. Because of all these unique characteristics, bamboo is rightfully labeled as a highly renewable and sustainable resource. Bamboo will constantly reproduce itself, even after harvesting, new shoots will continue to sprout from its extensive root system without having to replant. The bigger the stem, the longer it will take to mature.Īnother amazing feature of bamboo is that it is the only type of grass that can develop itself into a forest. Depending on the species and diameter, it usually takes another 1 to 4 years for a bamboo stem to mature into a hard, wood-like material. A fully grown 1 year old bamboo stem, however, is not considered mature yet. In addition, bamboo also doesn’t grow taller as it gets older. Bamboo plants come out of the ground with a fixed diameter and stems will not get thicker over the years (as is the case with trees). ![]() While bamboo may grow taller than some trees, bamboo is not a tree but a group of plants that belong to the grass family. Bamboo, the Largest Member of the Grass Family The largest bamboo species in the world is Dendrocalamus sinicus, which can grow up to 46 m in height and up to 37 cm in diameter. ![]() A new bamboo shoot will reach its full height in less than a year by going through several rapid spikes of growth.
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