Bambusa beecheyana: Not commonly found outside of Southeast Asia, this subtropical bamboo produces enormous shoots that are among the best-tasting.Grows up 30′ tall and 2″ thick, with delicious shoots. Phyllostachys nuda Nuda Very dark green runner. Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’ Giant gray A cultivar (subspecies) of Black bamboo, with beautiful bluish-gray canes. Phyllostachys edulis Moso bamboo Running variety of timber bamboo. Phyllostachys dulcis Sweet bamboo Running bamboo cultivated for its sweet shoots. Excellent for construction and furniture making. Phyllostachys bambusoides Japanese timber bamboo Dark green and very fast-growing timber bamboo. Phyllostachys aureosulcata Yellow groove bamboo Ornamental variety with a yellow stripe. Dendrocalamus asper Asper, sweet bamboo Tropical timber species, grown widely for their superior quality poles. Botanical name Common name Description Bambusa oldhamii Oldham’s Very popular clumping variety. So, if you’d like to harvest your own bamboo garden and throw together a bamboo salad, then consider growing one of the following strains. But there are just a handful of varieties that the connoisseurs consider most delicious for eating. What are the best varieties of edible bamboo?Īmong the 1400+ species of bamboo, most of them have edible shoots. So when we say to eat it fresh (which is usually best), that does not mean uncooked, it just means not dried, canned or fermented. Therefore, the shoots must be cooked or fermented before they can be consumed by humans. The important thing to know is that raw bamboo contains natural toxins ( glycosides). In fact, when the fresh culms (or shoots) sprout up at the beginning of the growing season, usually spring or early summer, they are actually quite soft and tender. You might wonder how people could eat such a woody plant, prized for its hardness, used in flooring and cutting boards. Some sources suggest that the cultivation of bamboo as a food source dates back some 7,000 years. It’s difficult to say for certain, but people in Asia have probably been eating bamboo as long as they have been eating rice. The practice of eating bamboo goes back many, many centuries. So if you can wear bamboo, and sleep on it, and brush your teeth with it, and build a house from it, you sort of have to wonder: can I eat it too? Not surprisingly, the answer is emphatically yes. The shoots add great texture to a meal, as well as flavor, vitamins, and minerals. Bamboo grows quickly and it’s easy to prepare. The fresh shoots of many bamboo species are surprisingly tasty and nutritious. One of the oldest uses for bamboo is actually as a food staple. Then there are the more obscure items like bamboo charcoal and bamboo flour. You’ve probably heard about things like bamboo bicycles, jewelry, and toothbrushes, as well. If you’ve ever visited an eco-boutique like Bambu Batu, then you know about bamboo clothing, bamboo sheets, and bamboo towels. Surely you’ve heard about bamboo flooring. Most of the effort in growing your bamboos is preparation and the first few months after planting.These days, it seems there’s nothing you can’t do with bamboo. The guides are helpful and easy to follow, and assist you in achieving the best results in the shortest amount of time. Cleaning out the older smaller stems as the new thicker shoots grow through it will achieve a more open grove look.įollow our bamboo planting guide (provided with your purchase) to achieve the best results. Moso is quick growing and can be a fully grown grove within 3-5 years, but this completely depends on the initial establishment and soil it is planted into. Moso is low maintenance & extremely drought tolerant once established. Different circumstances have different solutions! Using some machinery to turn over the soil surface is best, allowing the soil structure to be open and more pliable for the rhizomes to grow through. For more information, talk to one of our helpful and knowledgable staff members for professional advice on your garden circumstances. The best way to plant Moso out is to cultivate the soil around 50cm deep in the entire area you wish it to grow. Moso is the best choice for a walk through grove or open spaced runner for dam or creek wall stability and to prevent soil erosion. They are not recommended for planting uncontained in suburbia. It has a vertical growth habit with minimal branches and foliage down low. The natural spread of a running bamboo has no limit, so they are wonderful for creating groves or forests in acreage or large blocks. It can be trimmed down in height if necessary, though looks best left natural. Moso is an ornamental running bamboo, the best choice for growing a forest or grove. Moso will naturally grow between 10-12mtrs tall.
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