Friendly name: Moso - Nottoway

Phyllostachys edulis
"Moso"
(Nottoway)

Maximum Height: 75'
Maximum Diameter: 7"
Minimum Temperature: 0° F
Does best in full sun.
Spreading: Moderate

Phyllostachys edulis Moso (Nottoway)


Phyllostachys edulis "Moso" also called Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys hetrocycla pubescens. A running bamboo with a distinct groove above pairs of branches at mid-culm nodes. Produces fewer but larger culmes than most other Phyllostchys varieties. All Moso has on and off years for shooting and a two year leaf replacement cycle. The largest of the hardy bamboos. Shoots earlier than our other Mosos but it is still a juvinal plant. Young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. It is one of the most used bamboos in China where it is used for food, timber, paper, plywood, flooring and many other things. MidAtlantic Bamboo started this Grove in Nottoway, Virginia in 2004. The orginial plant was from a seed started in 2001. Avaliability of shipping size divisions is sometimes limited because Moso does not want to product small culms.

Pronunciation
Phyllostachys edulis Moso (Nottoway)

Botanical Latin is essentially a written language .... How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned...
W.T. Stearn an authority on Botanical Latin

Name Botanical Alternate Meaning
Bambusa bam-BOO-suh   A name for bamboo that was the result of an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word Mambu 
multiplex mul-TIE-plex   complex, manifold, multiple 

Uses
Phyllostachys edulis Moso (Nottoway)
Edible shoots Excellent Hedge Too tall
House Too large Wood quality Excellent
Container No Crafts Excellent
Screen High branching Ornamental Excellent
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Prices
Phyllostachys edulis Moso (Nottoway)
A B C D
N/A N/A $130 $160
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