Most latent viruses are not passed through to the seedling, so the seedling will show an increased vigor when compared to the parent. Latent viruses are mechanically transmitted viruses which cause no symptoms in the plant other than a reduction in growth rate. It could be due to an absence or a reduced number of latent viruses in the seedlings. The increased growth rate of seedling moso when compared with divisions of mature moso could be due to several causes. Alternatively when starting a new grove, you can plant them outside the grove in the areas that will be eventually be covered by the grove and let the bamboo envelope them as it spreads.
You can plant these plants within the moso grove once it gets large enough to underplant. The dense rhizome network of an established moso grove creates a competitive environment for any plants sharing its space. Group 2 (grows best near the eastern, southern, and western margins of the grove where they get some sunlight or light shade)Īny plant advertised as tolerating dry shade and/or being somewhat agressive are good candidates for growing within a moso grove. Group 1 (grows fine throughout the grove)
This is a list of plants growing in the understory of my mature moso groves: You're welcome to come by to visit my garden. Two groves (Tradewinds Nursery Silverspripe and Goldstripe) started in 2000 by single potted 2' high seedlings are now 2"dia/22' high.Ī grove (4' high potted seedling) started in 2004 and maintained as a root pruned clump is now 1" dia/12' high.Įvan, the largest moso culm I've seen was a 6.3" dbh culm in the Fant house grove (on the left side of the house). It is easy to damage this connection while trying to manhandle a heavy plant out of the ground, into and out of a vehicle, and back into the ground.Įxamples of typical moso growth rates in upstate SC:Ī grove (Anderson clone) started in 1990 by several 1" to 2" diameter field transplants is now 5.5" diam/65' high.Ī grove (Panda Products seedling) started in 1996 by a single 1" dia field transplant is now 5" diam/50' high. If the culm/rhizome connection was damaged during transplant, then it will be unable to move energy rapidly enough through the damaged connection feed the rapidly growing shoot and it will abort, often while still underground. So when shooting it has to be able to rapidly translocate energy from the existing culms through the narrow neck connecting the culm to the rhizome, then through the rhizome and into the new shoot. Unlike other Phyllostachys and like tropical clumping bamboos, Moso stores its energy and nutrients in its culms. If the delicate culm/rhizome connection is damaged during transplant, then it may take much longer for the plant to recover or it may never produce viable shoots. Moso has a reputation for being tricky to transplant.
A culm transplant dug from a grove will be producing shoots equal in diameter to the transplanted culm by the 2nd or 3rd year following transplant provided that it was properly handled during the transplant. Around here, moso will typically gain 0.5" to 1" in culm diameter and and about have about a 1/3 increase in height each year, barring drought.
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