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Aulonemia insolita: A striking addition to the Bamboo Family
Bambu Batu issues a hearty congratulations to Ivan Jiménez-Pérez, Natalia Reátegui, Celia Forella Malpartida-Garay, and Eduardo Ruiz-Sancheza, who have published the description of a newly discovered bamboo species, Aulonemia insolita, endemic to the montane forests...
Bamboo Monologues: Chapter 2
Bamboo Beginnings Ever since I got into the bamboo business, the most frequently asked question I hear is "What got you started in bamboo?" It's funny because there are so many things to admire about bamboo, which makes it difficult to answer, and also because I love...
Phyllostachys heteroclada: Water Bamboo
Phyllostachys heteroclada is a medium-sized running bamboo that is unusually tolerant of damp soils. Like most members of the genus Phyllostachys, the running rhizomes of this temperate bamboo can be aggressive and difficult to contain. Hardy in cold winters, P....
Bamboo in Ghana: Advocates for Biodiversity
Special thanks to Lola Bissi who contributed this article for publication. Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), a Ghanaian environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO), is making remarkable strides to promote bamboo as a sustainable solution for...
Bamboo Monologues: Chapter 1
What about a workshop? I'll never forget my first bamboo workshop. Nestled in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, among an enchanted confluence of alpine streams, on the patio of a formerly glorious resort, we gathered with regenerative intentions. I arranged the...
Phyllostachys dulcis: Sweet shoot bamboo
Phyllostachys dulcis is a cold-hardy running bamboo that normally grows 25-30 feet high with culms about 1.5 inches in diameter. Dulcis means sweet, so the name refers to the good flavor of this bamboo's edible shoots. Like most varieties of Phyllostachys, sweet shoot...