Mar 9, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Native to northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal, Melocanna baccifera is an exotic bamboo species you won’t find at your local nursery. In tropical, Asian climates, this bamboo is widely admired as an attractive ornamental and a highly effective means of...
Jan 17, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Species
We often speak with superlatives when we discuss the virtues of bamboo. The fastest-growing plant on earth, the world’s tallest grass, the vegetable to replace steel. Bamboo truly is amazing. But it’s important to remember that there are about 1,500...
Dec 27, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Considering the endless number of uses for bamboo, and the vast number of distinct species, you could spend years trying to find the best variety of bamboo for a given project. Helpfully, some species of bamboo have earned nicknames based on their popular usage. For...
Nov 17, 2021 | Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species, Green Living, Worldwide
So you’ve heard about the amazing benefits of bamboo. It can capture great quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere and replace it with vital oxygen. It can restore tropical forests, bolster topsoil, and prevent erosion. Bamboo can even help to purify contaminated...
Nov 8, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Everything is bigger in Texas, at least according to the popular folklore. Indeed, Texas is the largest of the contiguous 48 states. And if you’re thinking of planting bamboo in your Texas garden, it will have plenty of room to spread out. But is the Lone Star...
Nov 2, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
NOTE: This article originally appeared on May 3, 2007, last updated on July 7, 2023. A new variety of native North American bamboo was discovered this year (March 2007) by botanists in North Carolina. Hill Cane is the third known variety of this bamboo genus endemic...
