Abstract: Based on the investigation on the damage of Moso bamboo caused by freezing rain and snow in Anfu, Jiangxi Province in 2 008, the relationship between the damage rate and related factors, such as ages of the culm, the stand and the slope etc. were analyzed in this paper. The results showed that Moso bamboo damage had significant correlation to altitude, stand density and its age. Its damage was 51.8% and 71.7% at 350 m and 1 000 m altitude, respectively. The Moso bamboo damage in 3～5 years and 1～2 years bamboo was 29.7% and 53%, respectively. Its damage was 32.5% in 2 400～3 000 trees•hm-2, 48.3% in over 3 000 trees•hm-2 and 90.3% in below 2 400 trees•hm-2, respectively. Meanwhile, Moso bamboo damage was affected by forest types, different slope, different aspect and so on. Its damage in the pure forest and on steep slopes and northwest slope was severer than that in the mixed forest, gentle slopes and southern slope, respectively. It is concluded that the damage in Moso bamboo plantation was an aggregate result of various factors.

Key words: Moso Bamboo, freezing rain and snow, Anfu, Jiangxi Province