How many meters in height does bamboo grow?
How many meters in height does bamboo grow?
Bamboo is a very large subfamilyfamily of cereals. In this subfamily there are about 1200 species. The most famous representative of bamboo is "bamboo ordinary" or Bambusa vulgaris. This plant is known for its extremely rapid growth.
Bamboo Records
Virtually all bamboo plants reachimpressive size. For example, Dendrocalamus brandsisii under favorable conditions can grow up to 38 m (this is the height of a twelve-storey house), the stem circle of such a plant reaches 80 cm. The plants of this subfamily are very important technical cultures in some countries of the world. Due to the extremely high growth rate, bamboo is used as a cheap and affordable building material. The record growth rate of bamboo, recorded in Japan, is 120 cm per day. The Japanese claim that if you look closely at the stalk of bamboo you can see the process of growth, which is doubtful, because even with this growth rate the plant stretches only 5 cm per hour. The ordinary bamboo is common in both hemispheres of the Earth, while its homeland is unknown. From the rhizome very quickly (the growth rate of the bamboo to 0.75 m per day), numerous stems grow, their length reaches 15-18 m on average. The Bambusa tulda, which is widespread in Indochina, may grow by 22 m in one month. At the top, . The leaves of the bamboo reach a length of 18 cm. The group grown up from one rhizome (or the entire population in the area) does not flower for several decades, after which it is very abundant and simultaneously blooms, fructifies and dies. In some cases, after fruiting, only the terrestrial parts of the plant die, and the rhizome remains. The periodicity of its bloom depends on the type of bamboo. Some plants bloom once in 10 years, others - every 100 times. How to use bamboo
If you grow bamboo as adecorative plant, remember that bamboo has an extremely developed rhizome, thanks to which it is able to capture large areas. To prevent such a seizure, it is possible, by creating special fences in the soil, which the rhizomes can not overcome. The bamboo, due to its incredible vitality, high growth rate and prevalence, is widely used for the manufacture of hats, light and durable furniture, wicker curtains and baskets. In Java, for example, bamboo making dishes for baking - in hollow fragments of bamboo trunks, various foods are baked on charcoal. In Europe and the USA, bamboo is made of ski poles, handles for umbrellas, walking sticks, fishing rods. At the end of the 19th century, light bicycle frames were made of bamboo. At present, a light and very durable fabric is made from the stems of bamboo.
