BambooBen....need Moso advice. - General Tiki

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 8:22 PM Bamboo Ben or any of you guys that deal in Bamboo....I have found a garden supply center that sells Moso timber bamboo. Grows to 60-to 90 feet with 6-inch mature diameter, good for my planting zone, and can survive to 0 degrees according to the tag. Do you know the growth rate on Moso approximately per year? Also does it spread in a similar agressive manner to Chinese Bamboo or in a wider swath? I own 2 acres of great woodland/meadow property in addition to the 3/4 acre landscaped portion of my yard and would love to plant some if it might pay off in some tasty tender winter shoots and a little raw material for whatever else down the road. But that is only if it's possible to keep the stuff in it's corner and if it won't end up dominating invasively and shading out my hickory, mountain laurel, pine, and poplar stands. I figured if anybody knew the living characteristics of this stuff you would.
BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 8:23 PM Also how long to maturity on that stuff?
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 9:00 PM BK, Moso is a runner. If you don't want it to run, plant in bottomless 55 g. plastic drums. They actually grow well when roots are confined. Mature bamboo can grow several feet a day during the growing season. WHOA! [ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-04-12 21:01 ]
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 9:17 PM Sorry BK, I just work with the dead stuff. Try http://www.abs.com (American Bamboo Society). Plenty of info on the live stuff.

BK

Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 8:22 PM

Bamboo Ben or any of you guys that deal in Bamboo....I have found a garden supply center that sells Moso timber bamboo. Grows to 60-to 90 feet with 6-inch mature diameter, good for my planting zone, and can survive to 0 degrees according to the tag. Do you know the growth rate on Moso approximately per year? Also does it spread in a similar agressive manner to Chinese Bamboo or in a wider swath? I own 2 acres of great woodland/meadow property in addition to the 3/4 acre landscaped portion of my yard and would love to plant some if it might pay off in some tasty tender winter shoots and a little raw material for whatever else down the road. But that is only if it's possible to keep the stuff in it's corner and if it won't end up dominating invasively and shading out my hickory, mountain laurel, pine, and poplar stands. I figured if anybody knew the living characteristics of this stuff you would.

BK

Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 8:23 PM

Also how long to maturity on that stuff?

JT

Jungle Trader Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 9:00 PM

BK, Moso is a runner. If you don't want it to run, plant in bottomless 55 g. plastic drums. They actually grow well when roots are confined. Mature bamboo can grow several feet a day during the growing season. WHOA!

[ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-04-12 21:01 ]

R

RevBambooBen Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 9:17 PM

Sorry BK,
I just work with the dead stuff. Try http://www.abs.com (American Bamboo Society). Plenty of info on the live stuff.