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Bamboo Symbolism in Mythology and Folklore
Here at Bambu Batu, our lives are literally filled with bamboo. It's on our minds, it's in our mouths, it's in our gardens, and we wear it on our bodies. You might say our lives are imbued with it. No doubt, we spend plenty of time talking about bamboo, writing about...
Bamboo raw materials and global supply chain
With 20 years in the industry, it's plain to see that the demand for bamboo has never been greater. And that's good news for those of us who are keen to see non-toxic renewables replacing synthetics and disposables. But at the same time, it's created something of a...
Growing bamboo in the shade: Suggested species
Growing bamboo can be an immensely enjoyable and satisfying hobby. It's a hobby that requires you to learn a whole lot about the vast world of bamboo, and one that will involve a great deal of decision-making. Two of the biggest decisions are always going to be: what...
Growing bamboo indoors: The inside scoop
When you enjoy bamboo as much as we do, you want to be around it all the time. It has a certain relaxing and rejuvenating quality that's hard to describe. And those who feel it, know it. But most of us don't have all day to spend strolling through the bamboo groves...
Common Bamboo: Frequent and familiar species
Bamboo comprises an astonishing family of flowering grasses with nearly 2,000 species and cultivars in total. Some timber bamboo varieties are enormous, over 100 feet tall and a foot in diameter. Other dwarf and ground cover species thrive under the lower canopy of...
Bamboo in Brazil: Industry and forestry
As the fifth-largest nation in the world by area, and the only country to straddle both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn, Brazil is ideally situated to grow great quantities of high-quality bamboo. And after decades of habitat loss in the Amazon Rainforest,...