Jul 14, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Webster’s Dictionary defines timber as wood prepared for use in construction or carpentry, or trees grown for that purpose. Bamboo, however, is not a tree. All species of bamboo belong to the grass family, Poaceae. Whether it’s a dwarf bamboo, just a few...
Jun 16, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
With nearly 2000 varieties of bamboo to choose from, and six continents on which it grows, it’s hard to say which is the most popular bamboo species of all. But most botanists and bamboo experts agree that Bambusa oldhamii is the most widely grown bamboo variety...
Aug 5, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Gardeners have all kinds of reasons for planting bamboo. Whether you’re creating a zen garden or simply in need of a good privacy hedge, bamboo is resilient, pragmatic and aesthetically pleasing. And from bicycles to bath towels, there’s almost nothing...
Jun 20, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening
Bamboo has many amazing characteristics. And the woody grass has a reputation for being the fastest growing plant on earth. That reputation is well-deserved, because some varieties of bamboo can grow more than a meter a day, under ideal circumstances. How fast does...
Jun 11, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species
Moso Bamboo, also known as Phyllostachys edulis, is nothing new, but in recent years it has sparked a revolution in agriculture, textiles and construction. Of the roughly 1,500 varieties of bamboo that populate the earth, it’s easy to argue that Moso Bamboo is...
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