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| Phyllostachys heterocycla f. pubescens "Moso" verses Phyllostachys bambusoides "Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo".... If a person already has one [Moso in my case] is there any reason to have the other?
Can someone contrast the two for me? Terry
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- Posted by kentuck_8b z8b TX (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 08 at 21:52
| I think there's always a reason for 'another' bamboo. Moso is a stronger-culmed bamboo and will probably get a bit larger, but takes longer to mature and reach large size. It is a more delicate looking bamboo. Giant Japanese Timber breaks easily when covered in snow(I'm told). It doesn't do very well down here, but Moso does. Kt |
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| Madake is a lot more cold hardy than Moso here in Tennessee...a lot better choice for zone 7. |
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- Posted by vancleaveterry (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 08 at 7:19
| Kentuck in TX.... You say that "Giant Japanese Timber breaks easily when covered in snow(I'm told). It doesn't do very well down here, but Moso does." Why do you suppose it doesn't do well in TX? Not snow problems I imagine? Angela in TN... thanks also |
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- Posted by kentuck_8b z8b TX (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 08 at 16:05
| No snow problems here, that's for sure, but I'm not sure why it doesn't do well. I planted both P. bambusoides aka GIANT JAPANESE TIMBER and P. bambusoides 'Castillon' here and both have struggled. They both started good the first couple of years, then they slowly regressed and I have a hard time just keeping them going by Summer's end. My guess would be that they don't like the high heat, which especially during the years they really did bad, was extremely high for this area, 100+F. I think in cooler Summer regions they both would do better. Moso does great but is very slow to reach large size. Henon, Bory, Nigra, and Tonkin Cane are a few other runners that do really well here, although the Nigra and the Tonkin Cane like it somewhat shady. Good Luck Kt |
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| P. vivax has thin walls and breaks under snow. P. bambusoides has thick walls. I haven't seen it break. P. vivax is lush and vigorous, with large leaves. P. bambusoides gets full of aphids. Moso is more beautiful than either. |
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- Posted by bobs_bamboo 7 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 25, 10 at 17:24
| I have both growing. The Japanese had about 4 years starting in bathtub. 2 years ago I've diveded and moved to a couple places. Now sprouts get about 14' tall. How long will it to get at least 40'? |
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