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Bambusa beecheyana: Bamboo for cultivation and cuisine
When it comes to farming bamboo, one of the first questions you encounter is which species to grow. For every climate, there can be a handful or a boatload of species to choose from. Of course, the answer will depend largely on what you want to do with the bamboo. If...
Tortoise Shell Bamboo: Phyllostachys edulis Heterocycla
When you go looking for attractive, ornamental bamboo, you'll eventually see images or hear mention of Tortoise Shell Bamboo. Even the name has an irresistibly exotic allure. Indeed, it's one of the most interesting varieties of bamboo to look at. And while it may not...
Cerveza Bambusa: Bamboo beers from Central Mexico
By now, most people understand that bamboo is an incredibly useful plant. And visitors to this website probably recognize it as a natural phenomenon. Bamboo can be made into a living fence, a super hard floor, a super soft pair of underwear, a delightfully sumptuous...
Dendrocalamus strictus: An exceptional bamboo giant
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
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
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, Sacred Bali...