{"product_id":"phyllostachys-edulis-moso-bamboo","title":"Moso Bamboo - Phyllostachys edulis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoso Bamboo - Phyllostachys edulis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoso is the giant timber bamboo of east Asia, the species that forms those cathedral-like groves of thick, powder-blue culms in Chinese and Japanese forests. \u003cem\u003ePhyllostachys edulis\u003c\/em\u003e produces the largest culms of any temperate bamboo, and its foliage is unusually fine and soft for the scale of the plant, so a mature grove combines heavy vertical structure with a light, feathery canopy. It is important to understand before planting that this is a running bamboo, not a clumper: it spreads by underground rhizomes and must be contained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Moso Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulm size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature culms are the thickest of any bamboo that will grow in temperate Australia, giving genuine architectural weight.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrove effect\u003c\/strong\u003e: Establishes into a walkable grove of vertical stems rather than a solid hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small, soft leaves contrast with the massive culms and rustle constantly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRapid shoot growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: New culms emerge in spring and reach full height in a matter of weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUsable timber\u003c\/strong\u003e: Harvested culms are strong and straight, useful for structures and screens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContained grove planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown inside a root barrier as a walk-through feature in a large garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A properly contained run gives serious height quickly along a boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese and Asian-style gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The defining bamboo of that garden tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in substantial above-ground planters, which also solves containment.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m within a contained bed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. Critically, this is a running bamboo, so install a purpose-made rhizome barrier at least 600mm deep around the entire planting, or use a sealed raised planter, before anything goes in the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply two or three times a week through the first two summers; moisture drives culm size in the early years. Mulch heavily with organic matter, feed with a high-nitrogen or lawn-type fertiliser in spring, and inspect the barrier edge each autumn, cutting off any rhizome that has escaped.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m in Australian conditions, taller in ideal warm humid climates\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indefinite spread unless contained; culms 80 to 150mm across\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow for the first few years, then very fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China and Taiwan, long cultivated in Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; bamboos flower only at very long intervals\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795369459998,"sku":"ND-1344-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/tmlNzfUS6a9aOUfCCJatF_VnZI5z5h.jpg?v=1787314385","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/phyllostachys-edulis-moso-bamboo","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}