How long is the growth cycle of bamboo?

Introduction to Bamboo Growth

Moso bamboo is widely distributed in tropical regions of Central Asia, and grows best in hilly and low mountainous areas with small temperature differences, average precipitation, and an altitude of less than 800 meters.

In China, it is mainly planted in the Qinling Mountains, the Han River Basin to the south of the Yangtze River Basin and Taiwan Province, and is also cultivated in many places in the Yellow River Basin.

Bamboo growth cycle

Moso bamboo prefers a warm and humid environment with an average annual temperature of 15 to 20 degrees. It has strict requirements on the soil and prefers fertile, loose, well-drained and breathable acidic sandy loam. It does not like heavy and dry soil.

Moso bamboo grows very fast, and it usually takes only 50 to 60 days from the time the shoots emerge to the time when they mature into bamboos.

Growth rate of bamboo

Moso bamboo sprouts in March every year, and the peak growing season is from April to May. It can grow about 80 to 100 mm a day and can become mature in four years. After the mature bamboo is harvested, the bamboo rhizomes underground will sprout again, grow into bamboo shoots, and become bamboos, continuing to grow.

Moso bamboo grows fast.

Bamboo Growth Cycle Management

Moso bamboo grows very fast, 1/3 faster than the fastest trees, and people can see its growth.

Temperature management: Bamboo prefers a warm and humid climate. The annual average temperature needs to be between 14 and 20 degrees. It is not resistant to low temperatures. Therefore, in order to survive the winter smoothly, you need to take good warming measures. You can cover it with wheat straw, rice straw and bamboo branches and leaves, generally keeping the thickness at 10 cm.

Fertilization management: When planting bamboo, base fertilizer can be applied. The chemical fertilizer applied during the growth period should be compound fertilizer mainly composed of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. The number of fertilizations can be reduced in winter.