Is Moso bamboo suitable for planting in the north? Sapling prices, density and planting methods
Moso bamboo is also known as juzhu, pangzhu, bingzhu, taizhu, jinzhu and guangzhu. It grows 5.6-13 cm long and 1.1-1.2 cm wide. Flowering branches not observed. Shoot period mid-May.So is the north suitable for planting Moso bamboo? How much is a sapling? What is the usual planting density? How do you plant it? According to a Zhejiang landscape nursery company, the price of Moso bamboo varies with size, ranging from 2-7 yuan per plant.
Is the north suitable for planting Moso bamboo?
Moso bamboo can be planted in the north.
Moso bamboo has strong resistance and adapts to acidic to neutral soil, but it can also grow in alkaline soil at around pH 8.5 and in lightly saline soil containing 0.1% salt, though it dislikes poor drainage. It can withstand low temperatures of -18°C. It is mainly distributed in China's Yangtze River basin. It grows on low hillsides. The bamboo timber is strong and tough.
What is the usual planting density of Moso bamboo?
Usually about 50,000 per hectare, which is about 5 plants per sq m, is more suitable.
Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys are perennial monocarpic plants, flowering once in their lifetime, after which the vegetative body dies naturally. Bamboo flowering is controlled by an internal timing mechanism, and this timing mechanism has a strong buffering capacity against environmental disturbance. Synchronous flowering is the basic characteristic of flowering in the genus Phyllostachys. The flowering cycles of different bamboo species vary greatly: the short ones are less than 20 years, while the long ones can exceed 100 years. The instability of the flowering cycle can be explained by gene mutation and natural rejuvenation. Arborescent bamboo species have monopodial scattered underground stems. The culms are upright, 8-22 m tall and 4-14 cm in diameter; the culms are green and hairless, and old bamboo has a white powder ring below the node; the internodes have a longitudinal groove on the branching side; young branches are slightly covered with white powder. The nodes form two rings and are raised. Two to five leaves grow at the tips of the branchlets, long elliptic-lanceolate, emerald green in summer and autumn, turning yellow in winter. Shoot period May. A common cultivated variety is: Biyu Jian Huangjin Zhu (green jade with golden stripes bamboo).
How do you plant Moso bamboo?
1. Moso bamboo planting can be propagated by the method of burying culms and dividing them. In mid-March, select 1-3 year old mother bamboo of Moso bamboo with low branching and no pests or diseases, dig a ring near the base of the mother bamboo about 15 cm around down to the rhizome, separate and dig up the mother bamboo and rhizome from the screw-like part, with the root system carrying about 5 kg of soil. Cut off the secondary branches of each node on the culm and the side branches on the side of the main culm facing the ground, shorten the side branches to 2-3 nodes, and then bury them flat in the nursery bed. When burying the culm, the trench width should match the size of the pruned bamboo crown, the trench spacing should be 40 cm, and the trench depth should be 10 cm. Dig a 30 cm square hole where the mother bamboo root clump is to be placed, put the root clump in the hole, and place the above-ground part in the trench, tilted at about 15 degrees. After applying an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer around the bamboo roots, fill in soil layer by layer, tread it firm layer by layer, then cover with rice straw, sprinkle water and cover with plastic film. After the bamboo seedlings unfold leaves and take root, from the Spring Equinox to Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping Day) of the following year, the 1-year-old bamboo can be dug up in clumps, carefully divided into single plants or double plants, with each plant carrying an appropriate amount of soil, for propagation by divided planting.
2. Before the Moso bamboo seedlings unfold leaves, water promptly according to weather conditions to keep the soil moist, and pay attention to ventilation inside the film. After the leaves unfold, remove the rice straw and film, and set up a shade shed; at this time still pay attention to keeping the soil moist. After the weather turns cool, remove the shade shed. When the branch buds are 2 cm long, begin earthing up to help the young bamboo take root at the basal nodes, and stop earthing up after the start of winter. In the early stage of burying the culms, apply topdressing to the roots 2-3 times, and after rooting apply foliar topdressing once. During the seedling growth period, pay attention to loosening the soil and weeding, control bamboo aphid damage, and pay attention to drainage in the rainy season.
3. Moso bamboo can develop purple blotch disease, which is caused by Fusarium. Fusarium likes to grow in well-aerated acidic soil. Combined with winter bamboo forest tending, spread a thin layer of lime in the forest, 100 kg per 667 sq m, to change the acidity, and covering with about 10 cm of yellow subsoil can have a certain inhibitory effect on the roots. According to the disease occurrence pattern, during the spore transmission period, spraying pesticides such as carbendazim can prevent the spread of purple blotch.
4. After planting Moso bamboo, if pest or disease problems appear, promptly choose targeted medicines to treat the Moso bamboo. It is very necessary to increase the number of times the Moso bamboo forest is loosened, and also remove dead and aged roots and branches to create conditions for new rhizomes to extend, and apply fertilizer well to the Moso bamboo. If one Moso bamboo plant flowers, it often causes the death of the entire Moso bamboo forest. If such a problem occurs, immediately dispose of the flowering Moso bamboo to avoid infecting other plants, otherwise the loss will outweigh the gain.