Nov 1, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you’ve ever gotten up close and personal with some bamboo — and believe me, I have — there’s a few things you’ll notice. The handsome, upright stems, known as culms, have a smoothness that’s uncommon in nature. Then, every 10 or 20 inches,...
Oct 24, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening
The more you know about bamboo, the more fascinating the plant becomes. From the strength of its fibers to the tenacity of its roots to the unpredictability of its flowering, this is a grass like no other. At the same time, from an anatomical and botanical...
Aug 29, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening
“I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree,” said the American poet Joyce Kilmer. Oak, spruce, or redwood, a tree is a most wonderful thing to behold, tall, mighty, and teeming with greenery. You probably wouldn’t speak as glowingly...
Jun 22, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening
NOTE: This article first appeared in July 2019. The most recent updates were made in June 2022. Bamboo is like no other tree. Of course, that’s because bamboo is not a tree. Trees are solid, while grasses, including bamboo, are hollow. Trees grow taller every...
Sep 6, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
By now you’ve probably heard about the endless variety of products that we can make out of bamboo. If not, then you really need to take a look at this article about Bamboo Products from A to Z. But you might still be wondering how they do it. And you may be...