I have two Moso that I have grown from seed in pots. They are now 2 years old and seem pretty healthy and happy, but both still entirely show the juvenile form: leaves very large, leaves directly on the stems, stems not exposed at all because of juvenile leaves, and no branches on the stems at all. ...

You say: I don't know, but my tissue culture oldhamii still looks like an immature plant after being in ground for over two years. The new shoots don't really size up at all. It doesn't sound like you have a Tissue Culture problem or question, but a regular cultivation problem. When a TC plant leave...

Is there anyone here that has propagated black bamboo by tissue culture? Any success?
Bob Jackson

I suspect there is a lot of genetic variability in MOSO. Genetically different plants will survive or thrive in different areas. Hopefully the plants and rhizomes I brought back from Anderson will survive so I can test to see how they do in Southern Indiana. Foxd: I expect you are right that Moso h...

wow. I'm a beginner and folks I've talked to around here (in NC) have said bamboo is a very hearty plant. I just set 57 moso seeds and now I'm wondering if I should've started with something else. I got my seeds from ebay too . I know some kind of yellow bamboo grows well around here in zone 5/6 bu...

If you hear that a frost is coming, you can temporarily cover your new shoots with plastic or cloth or anything soft that will give it insulation to get through the cold but not hurt the shoots.