![]() ![]() The germination time for bamboo seeds, depending on the species, will be between 10 and 40 days. In France, Italy, Spain and other southern european countries can reach very giant size. The resulting micro-climate provides ideal conditions for germination. Giant bamboo or Moso bamboo is the worlds largest hardy bamboo. Location: on the windowsill or in a small greenhouse in partial shade, daytime temperatures at about 80–90 F, somewhat lower at night at 77-83 F. More watering is not required because no moisture evaporates through the ziplock bag. Fill in the ziplock bag as much tap water with a few drops of universal fertilizer, so that after the absorption of the substrate a few mm of water remain on the bottom. Then put the plastic pot in a ziplock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm, a ziplock bag of size 12 x 17 cm is recommended. Sow the seeds on the peat pellets and cover the seeds with a thin layer of peat (about 2 mm). Facts About Moso Bamboo: It is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China and Taiwan and naturalized elsewhere. Pre-soak bamboo seeds for 24 hours in lukewarm water (about 86 F).įor sowing please use Jiffy 7 Peat Pellets, soak them in water and put in a plastic pot. Germination instructions Phyllostachys pubescens - giant bamboo Moso: Furthermore, the Moso bamboo species is not even recognised as food by the panda bears. ![]() Impressive stands of this giant bamboo are common place in the warmer parts of Japan. Moso growing along a mountain path in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. In Japan Phyllostachys pubescens is called „noble bamboo. Thus they live far away from the areas where the giant Moso bamboo species, used to produce bamboo products, grows. Being a giant or timber bamboo, culm diameter can be impressive, up to 20 cm, but as little as 8 cm in weaker culms. The Moso bamboo plant is considered, by Willis Orchard Company, to be one of the most hardy and easy to grow bamboo for the home gardener from Miami to New York City to Los Angeles. Moso bamboo can remain healthy even at temperatures as low as -20 C. Moso is normally used as a production bamboo, being used for its excellent wood, but it also makes a beautiful landscape plant. Young culms, which are of blue-green color, look as though they were covered with white powder. Phyllostachys pubescens is originated in China (region Hainan) and will be 50 - 92 feet tall with culms about 3 - 5 inches thick. In spring, when new culms shoot, you can see how fast the Moso bamboo will grow, adult plants may grow around 18 inches a day. Phyllostachys pubescens, called Moso bamboo is a winter hardy giant bamboo. ![]()
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