moso bamboo

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Strong, evergreen bamboo about 5-6m tall, with upright bright green canes, later becoming dull yellow, and narrow tapered mid-green leaves to 10cm in length. Much prized for eating in warmer climates

Scientific classification

Species: moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
Genus: Phyllostachys
Family: Poaceae

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Toxicity: Bamboos
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Clump forming · Suckering
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of moso bamboo

Distribution map

China, Taiwan

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of moso bamboo

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moso bamboo care guide

Maintain damp root zone soil, irrigate more often during dry heat spells
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Maintain damp root zone soil, irrigate more often during dry heat spells

Fertilizing

Bamboo slow release feed monthly spring through early autumn

Pruning

Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds. In a container grow in a loam-based potting compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly during the growing season. May remain clump-forming in poor or dry soils but has the potential to become a nuisance in warm, moist or favourable conditions; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation

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