Phyllostachys edulis (moso bamboo)

--- No. 1 planted and commercially processed bamboo in China

General Information of Moso

Latin Name

Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys edulis

Latin Name

Running or Clumping

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Mature size

Running

Diameter 6-12 cm, maximum 20 cm; height 10-15 m, maximum 20 m

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Culm wall thickenss

1-2 cm

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Internode length

around 40 cm in middle part, ver short at base

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Native elevation in China

mainly 350-800m above sea level, reach 2300m in Yunnan province

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Native latitude in China

Best temperature

23°N - 33°N

Annual average temperature 14-20 ℃, minimum -17℃, maximum 35℃

Annual average rainfall

1200 mm - 1800 mm (minimum rainfall 1000mm)

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Annual relative humidty

78% above

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Soil PH value

4.5 - 7.0

Moso Bamboo Timber

Property of moso timber

coming soon

fiber of moso

Fiber content: 44%, fiber 2.1 mm long, 23.2 μm wide, length-width ratio: 91:1

weight of fresh pole

coming soon

Main application of moso poles

Construction, flooring, furniture, laminates, plywood, biomass, shoot, weaving, handicrafts, daily necessities

Moso Bamboo Seeds

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Harvest time

September 2021

Collecting location

Northern Guangxi province China

Weight of seeds

1000 seeds weigh 35.8 gram

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Seed amount in 1 kg

26,000-30,000 seeds

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Germination rate

14 seeds of 1g germinated; 8,000-12,000 seedlings to be expected from 1kg seeds

Seed amount in 1 kg

Moso seed viability

1 year in fridge, better sow within 6 months

Commercial moso plantation

Planting space

3mx3m or 3mx4m, or 4mx4m (plant from 1 year seedlings)

Planting hole

60cm long, 60cm wide, 40cm deep

Time to mature size from seeds

6-8 years

Harvest

Selective cutting according to applicatin of poles

Timber productivity

30-45 ton / hectare / year (fresh)

Plantation maintenance

Thinning up for young plantation, fertilizing etc.

30 days old moso seedlings 100 days old moso seedlings 1 year old potted moso seedlings