Following up on our blog post about the Anji Forest, here's a brief description of the different species of bamboo growing in the Anji Forest. 

Moso or the Phyllostachys edulis; also called Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens.
Moso bamboo takes 4-5 years to regenerate enough to be cultivated again. This is about 1/10 of the time that an average hardword takes to grow. One of the major differences with harvesting bamboo and haresting hardwoods is that bamboo isn't killed in the haresting process. The bamboo stock is harvest a few feet about the root sytem and continues to grow at an amazing fast rate. 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20edulis%20%20Moso.htm 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Bamboo%20inquiries.htm 

Yellow Stripe Bamboo; Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo
Scientific Name: Sasa fortunei; also called Pleioblastus fortunei variegatus. 
Link: http://www.lewisbamboo.com/whstripe.html 
Link: http://bamboogeek.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html 
Broadleaf Bamboo; also called Long Leaf Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Indocalamus tessellatus 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Indocalamus%20tessellatus.htm 


Willowleaf Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Pleioblastus gramineus 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Pleioblastus%20gramineus.html 


Tortoise Shell Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Phyllostachys heterocycla 
Link: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHHE20 


Buddha Belly Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Bambusa ventricosa 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Bambusa%20ventricosa.html 


Square Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Chimonobambusa quadrangularis 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Chimonobambusa%20quadrangularis%20%27Suow%27.htm 


Black Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Phyllostachys nigra 
New culms emerge green every spring and gradually turn black in one to three years. 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20nigra.htm 


Spot Bamboo 
Scientific Name: Phyllostachys bambusoides 
Link: http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20bambusoides.htm