Phyllostachys vivax

Bamboo

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Plains and mountains.

Family: Poaceae
Height: 10 m / 33 ft
Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

Giant Timber Bamboo, Running giant bamboo Phyllostachys vivax native habitat is Plains and mountains.

Edible Uses

Young shoots - raw or cooked. A delicious flavour, they are almost entirely free of acridity, even in the raw state. The shoots, which are 4 - 8cm in diameter, are harvested in the spring when they are about 8cm above the ground, cutting them about 5cm below soil level.