Join the Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Bamboo Society to see this magnificent Moso Grove at Avery Island, Louisiana Avery Island Moso Weekend February 23-25, 2024 see details and register Here is the Moso Grove in November 2017 receiving a dose of energy using Vermeer BC 1000 XL chipper 2018 Article in The Daily Iberian Read about how the Moso Bamboo Grove Grooming at Avery Island Started! E.A. McIlhenny set out his initial bamboo plantings at Avery Island "on the southern slope of the Prospect Hill Ridge, facing Little Hayes Swamp" in April 1910; therefore, 2018 marks the 108th anniversary of this oldest grove of his. Edward Avery McIlhenny Pioneer Bamboo Planter By Andrew D. Ringle