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Dendrocalamus strictus: An exceptional bamboo giant

Dendrocalamus strictus: An exceptional bamboo giant

Nov 27, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu

As a bamboo lover, habitual traveler, and digital nomad, there are few things I enjoy more than a long journey to an exotic bamboo grove. Travel restrictions related to COVID made these excursions pretty difficult for a while, but not impossible. In 2022 I had the...
Genus Guadua: Giant neotropical bamboo

Genus Guadua: Giant neotropical bamboo

Nov 20, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species

While we consider China and the Far East as the native home of bamboo, there are also some magnificent bamboo species indigenous to the New World. Central and South America actually have some of the most majestic bamboo varieties of them all. In Colombia, you can find...
Schizostachyum brachycladum: Sacred Bali Bamboo 

Schizostachyum brachycladum: Sacred Bali Bamboo 

Nov 15, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species

It’s more than a mouthful for the average gardener, so you may need a silver tongue as well as a green thumb to pronounce Schizostachyum brachycladum. But don’t let that discourage you. If you enjoy decorative bamboo and live in a warm enough climate,...
Genus Dendrocalamus: The biggest bamboos of all

Genus Dendrocalamus: The biggest bamboos of all

Nov 13, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species

Botanists classify bamboo as a subfamily of grasses, alongside corn, wheat, blue fescue and ordinary sod. But when you see a towering grove of bamboo, growing more than 100 feet tall, it’s hard to think of it as a grass. Of course, not all bamboo varieties get...
Bamboo Consulting: Cultivation to Valuation

Bamboo Consulting: Cultivation to Valuation

Nov 8, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bambu Batu

Fred Hornaday (that’s me) has been active in the bamboo industry since 2006 when he opened America’s first all-bamboo boutique in San Luis Obispo, California. Since 2020, he has been committed to expanding his impact and influence on a global scale. Today,...
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