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Phyllostachys edulis (Moso Bamboo) - This is the largest of the hardy running bamboos reaching 75 feet tall with up to 7 inch+ culms. The young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs and mature to a dull blue green. The leaves are dainty in contrast and are scattered in evenly structured branches with arching culm tips.
Plant in full to part sun and irrigate regularly to occasionally. Hardy to 0 degrees F. The most utilized bamboo in China today where it is grown for food, timber, and paper. Some report it is difficult to establish. (Sunset Western Garden Book) but others say it is just slow to start off. The fresh shoots are considered a delicacy in Asia.
Phyllostachys edulis native to China and Taiwan and has naturalized elsewhere, including in Japan where it is widely distributed from Kagoshima in the south to nearly as far north as Hokkaido. The name for the genus means "leaf spike" and is in reference to the inflorescences. The specific epithet refers to this plant's edible shoots. We grew this giant running bamboo from 1999 until 2010.
The information displayed on this page about Phyllostachys edulis is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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