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Acidosasa edulis is a clumping bamboo from southern China, grown mainly for its edible shoots in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It needs a mild, humid subtropical climate with moist soil and some shelter from strong sun and cold.
Acidosasa edulis is a species of bamboo native to China. It is cultivated for its edible shoots in the provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, with yields of up to 20,000 kilograms per hectare.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acidosasa edulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
