![]() Seedling variability means that you can not be sure that the mature plant is as large as you expect. Moso bamboo is usually grown from seeds or from divisions of seedlings. Moso is an alternate year crop because it changes its leaves in alternate years. Manage a moso grove with fewer canes per acre for shoots (1800 to 2000) more, for poles. Plant where soil warms quickly in spring for maximum shoot production. Moso shoots when soil temperature reaches 58-60☏ usually in early April. Small moso plants (young seedlings) have large leaves that need protection from sun. See graph from data generated by Bamboo Farming USA. Moso yields new shoots in alternate years. It produces best with summer irrigation and ample compost and mulch. Irrigation was not available the first year.) (First shoot harvest of North American Bamboo Solutions in Unadilla GA will begin in 2019 at year eight. Moso matures more slowly than other large bamboos. ![]() (Observation of Robby Russell’s moso in middle Georgia which is 25 years old.) ![]() (Dies out in Florida, not the panhandle.) Moso needs summer warmth and winter chill. We note the following characteristics of moso. Members of the Southeast Chapter of the American Bamboo Society have grown and attempted to grow moso bamboo over many decades. Shoots are sold fresh, dried, and pickled. In China, it is the source of fiber for textiles, wood for laminated products such as flooring and plywood, and, bamboo shoots for food. pubescens)) is the largest of the temperate bamboos. Moso bamboo (( Phyllostachys edulis (syn. Rhizomes and roots for soil conservation, waterways buffer, recycling of manuresĭivisions for nursery propagation and landscape sales Bamboo grown as a farm crop provides numerous benefits to the farm in addition to income.Įvergreen leaves for fodder, year around carbon sequestration, bamboo tea.īamboo groves for noise and dust abatementīamboo groves for windbreaks and wildlife habitat The American Bamboo Society supports the growing of many timber bamboos as a farm crop, not just moso bamboo. Sales of bamboo shoots from a moso planting in four years is not realistic. Those canes are not hardened enough to harvest as poles until four more years pass. It will take 10 years for the grove to produce four inch canes. Mature moso forests rarely have 6 inch canes. Three to four inch canes are more common. Small moso plants do not grow well in full sun. Small moso plants can be killed by hard freezes. Timber bamboos, such as moso ( Phyllostachys edulis (syn. We advise all prospective bamboo farmers to be cautious when considering opportunities that promise quick and substantial profit. ![]() However, we have seen some companies giving unreliable information to prospective farmers of bamboo. The American Bamboo Society is in general supportive of such ventures. Recent years have seen an interest in growing bamboo as a cash crop. The American Bamboo Society created the document below to tell their experience about farming bamboo. They ha ve been a pproached by companies that tell them they can make a profit quickly by planting bamboo. The data and conclusions from the quantitative comparison study (Appendix 2) were compiled into a practical tool that provides designers with relevant information about using bamboo-based or other renewable building materials and helps them quantify their material design choices.Farmers and land owners call me (Daphne Lewis) for information. ![]() As such, large-scale application within European architecture as an alternative to wood-based or unrenewable materials appears viable. Additionally, its unrivaled renewability, relatively low cost and excellent mechanical performance can give Moso bamboo a significant advantage over other renewable and non-renewable building materials. Moso bamboo can be engineered into a number of forms, each of which is well-suited for a different particular application. The study was conducted through literature review and through a quantitative comparison study, in which Moso bamboo building elements were compared to equally performing building elements, made from other commonly used materials in Europe. In this research paper, the practical application potential of Moso bamboo in European architecture is investigated and its design implications are quantified. However, lack of standardization and coherence in test data trongly hinders its practical application. Thomassen, Luc (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)Īrchitecture, Urbanism and Building SciencesĮngineered Moso bamboo has favorable mechanical properties and shows great potential for large scale application in European architecture due to its high renewability. Engineered Bamboo in Europe: A Study into Practical Application of Moso Bamboo-Based Building Elements in European Architecture ![]()
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