Melocanna baccifera - propagation from seed

[Agrobambu]

Bamboo people

Each day I have a new experience with our bamboos. The last one is this fruit received as a gift from a friend. The pics show the evolution of this gift since may/05.

Melocanna baccifera

http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/637/medium/Mellocanna_baccifera_Fruit_1121.jpg
This is the fruit in May 2005.

http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/637/thumbs/Mellocanna_baccifera-Sprouting-ago_05_1719.jpg See photo ( http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2144)
This is a evolution of M.baccifera fruit after two month. Was planted in end of May 2005 and sprouting three weeks ago.

http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/637/thumbs/Mellocanna_baccifera_-_3_weeks_1816.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2145)
This pic is the evolution three weeks after.

http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/637/thumbs/Mellocanna_baccifera_-_3_weeks_1815.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2146)
This is a evolution of a M.baccifera fruit since May/05 untill end of August.

To be continued...

Ene

[Mark Meckes]

Great pics Ene!

A category for Melocanna baccifera (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showgallery.php?cat=637) has been added at Gallery BambooFlora.

Here's some aditional references ...

Melocanna baccifera - species info and photos (http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/Melocanna/baccifera.htm) - by INBAR

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... from the American Bamboo Society Source List ...

MELOCANNA
Genus of bamboo native to India and Burma, comprising 3 species.
Open clumpers with long-necked rhizomes.

Melocanna baccifera
Thin walled, erect culms.
Fruits can be the size of a pear, sometimes sprout on the plant.
Shoots and fruit edible.
Height 18.3 M / 60 ft
Diameter 7.6 cm / 3 inches
Minimum temperature 0 C / 32 F

Minimum temperature is listed as - 3 C at Earthcare Australia (photo of seeds) (http://www.earthcare.com.au/slides/baccifer.htm)

[Agrobambu]

This is the last pic of the M.baccifera evolution since the fruit from jun/05-First pic. It was confined into the house because this time, in south of Brazil, it is very hot (near30/40ºC). At the end of summer (more 80 days), will be planted at the ground.

Melocanna baccifera seedling
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/637/thumbs/Mellocanna_bacc_fera_7th_month-25_inches.jpg (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2764)