Clumping Bamboo (Gigantochloa balui)

Family: Poaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Sometimes misspelt as Gigantochloa balvi.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. Although the young shoots are edible, other species such as Gigantochloa levis and Dendrocalamus asper are generally preferred. — Young shoots - cooked.; Although the young shoots are edible, other species such as Gigantochloa levis and Dendrocalamus asper are generally preferred.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild situation. (Zone 10)