Senanensis Sasa (Sasa senanensis)

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

Sasa senanensis is an evergreen Bamboo growing to 1.8 m (6ft). It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste but because it is not produced in most years. — Young shoots - cooked.; It is used as a cereal.; A famine food, not because of the taste but because it is not produced in most years.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodlands and damp hollows in mountains all over Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)