The winter shoots grow underground, and must be dug up with a spade. The spring shoots sprout up from the ground, with the most productive season for the especially tasty "treasure bamboo" being from March to May every year.
冬筍生長於地下，必須以鋤頭挖出；春筍則一一冒出頭來，每年三月至五月就是桂竹筍的盛產期。