Bamboo Shoots

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Summer Shoots

In Summer between December and February (usually) you will see bamboo send up new shoots. This can be a rapid process.  Its also an awesome sight..at Tallawong my numerous varieties of bamboo offer quite a spectacle. In time these new shoots will harden and become new culms/poles, which are ornamental/and or useful.

Shown above  a hairy new shoot is off a stand of  Watupawan (reverse Atro)... stunning ! Too good to eat.

This can be an awesome sight.  Multi-coloured, striped, furry, smooth you name it !  Rain and warm conditions offer us a new visual with our bamboo garden, seen only for a few weeks (depending on the variety).  These new shoots break thru the earth pushing upwards and within a few weeks telescope up to the sky.

These are also an edible product, high in protein or Yang.  Used in Asian cooking and regarded highly for their nutritious qualities.  Some though are more tasty than others. Use in stirfrys, but always cook !

Suggested varieties to grow for shoots; Bambusa Oldhamii, Dendrocalamus Asper, Dend. Latiflorus.  Raw edible: Nastus Elatus (New Guinea Green).  

My Thai customers also like Albostriata and Timor shoots.  Harvest now... strip and cook for 20 minutes, refresh water and simmer for another 20mins.  To reduce bitterness add a handful of rice when cooking.

(SPECIAL THANKS TO JANN SUBIACO FOR THESE AMAZING PHOTOS).

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P1050284-gallery675.jpg image Bambusa V. Vittata
Latifloris_shoot-gallery675.jpg image Glorious Latiflorus
P1050300-gallery675.jpg image Java Black (Atro)
Chungii_Shoot-gallery675.jpg image Bambusa Chungii
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Nastus Elatus

$55.00 (inc. gst)

Delicate grey green foliage, 8 metre thin walled bamboo.  Often called New Guinea Green.

This is an attractive  bamboo renown for its edible shoots, which can be eaten raw.  It grows to be a large clump if not maintained. - a bit bigger than a lettuce  !!!  so find a good spot preferably not too damp but warm and have your own organic shoots each summer.