May 22, 2026 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you’re fascinated like I am by useful bamboo species from South and Southeast Asia, then Bambusa tulda deserves your attention. Sometimes called Indian Timber Bamboo or Bengal Bamboo, this elegant tropical species has been cultivated for centuries for its...
Nov 14, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Over the last two decades, bamboo specialist and writer Fred Hornaday has documented hundreds of bamboo species across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Through botanical gardens, rural plantations, mountain forests, and experimental farms, his photography...
Sep 30, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
The genus Sasaella is a group of small and medium-sized bamboo, native to Japan, including a handful of ornamental species. Sasaella is one of about 100 genera of bamboo, all classified in the grass family. Small in stature, but these dwarf bamboo have running...
Sep 24, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Yushania is a genus of temperate bamboo with dozens of medium-sized, thornless species found in the highlands of Central Asia, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The most widely accepted systems of taxonomy place about 70 species in this genus, but not all authors agree....
Aug 15, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the most stunning of all bamboo species. Native to the tropical climes of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, this formidable specimen can often reach more than 100 feet in height, with culms as large as 6 or 7 inches in diameter. The name...
Jul 29, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
Most of the bamboo in the world comes from Asia, particularly China, India, and Indonesia. But a brief tour through rural Colombia is enough to make you believe otherwise. Native to the equatorial highlands of Colombia, Guadua angustifolia is the most important bamboo...
