- Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:06 pm#8744
• Bamboo is the FASTEST growing land plant in the world... the only thing that grows quicker is giant sea kelp in the ocean!
• Bamboo is a giant grass! It is not a tree. Bamboo grows with shallow grass like roots (just like lawn), they just grow hard woody culms instead!
• Bamboo cools down the surrounding air by up to 8 degrees in summer! This acts as a natural air conditioning for your garden and any buildings in proximity.
• Bamboo rarely flowers and seeds, only about every 100 years or so. When it does, every plant of that same species seeds at the exact same time across the globe!
• Bamboo is edible, well, most of them (some taste horrible!) The new shoots are harvested while they are still soft. They are often used in asian cuisine or stir frys!
• A panda's diet is 99% made up of bamboo shoots, poles and leaves, around 12-38kg every day!
- The other 1% is made up of meat and other plants.
• Clumping bamboo purifies the air up to 30% more effectively then any other plant! Your brain literally gets an oxygen high around it! This makes you happier & relieves tension & headaches!
• There are over 1,500 species of bamboo in the world! Australia has around 400 and we specialise in the top 50 species that suit home gardens the best! (And pandas only eat 42 species out of 1,500!)
• Bamboo is mostly drought tolerant and will survive lack of water, but if they are thirsty they will curl up their leaves! They do this to shy away from the heat and await rain or water. After a few days of being dry, they will drop some leaves to self mulch and reduce the amount of leaves needing hydration!
• Bamboo poles are incredibly strong and sturdy (some are stronger then steel!) and are often used for construction and building throughout the world! Thin poles are good stakes in the gar-den or for weaving furniture. Larger poles are often used for scaffolding or building frames!
• Bamboo is one of the best plants to use for soil stability and to prevent soil erosion. Perfect for protecting a riverbank, creek or dam walls, steep garden beds etc.
• During earthquakes in Asian countries, people run into bamboo groves and forests as they are known as very safe places. This is due to their very safe and stable root structure but also their symbolism for luck and fortune!
• Bamboo is naturally anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. Bamboo is used to pro-duce clothing, linen, and bamboo charcoal. Bamboo charcoal absorbs, purifies & deodorises the surrounding atmosphere.
• Bamboo leaves are made into a delicious tea! It tastes similar to green tea and is comparable with nutritional benefits.
• Bamboo is a giant grass! It is not a tree. Bamboo grows with shallow grass like roots (just like lawn), they just grow hard woody culms instead!
• Bamboo cools down the surrounding air by up to 8 degrees in summer! This acts as a natural air conditioning for your garden and any buildings in proximity.
• Bamboo rarely flowers and seeds, only about every 100 years or so. When it does, every plant of that same species seeds at the exact same time across the globe!
• Bamboo is edible, well, most of them (some taste horrible!) The new shoots are harvested while they are still soft. They are often used in asian cuisine or stir frys!
• A panda's diet is 99% made up of bamboo shoots, poles and leaves, around 12-38kg every day!
- The other 1% is made up of meat and other plants.
• Clumping bamboo purifies the air up to 30% more effectively then any other plant! Your brain literally gets an oxygen high around it! This makes you happier & relieves tension & headaches!
• There are over 1,500 species of bamboo in the world! Australia has around 400 and we specialise in the top 50 species that suit home gardens the best! (And pandas only eat 42 species out of 1,500!)
• Bamboo is mostly drought tolerant and will survive lack of water, but if they are thirsty they will curl up their leaves! They do this to shy away from the heat and await rain or water. After a few days of being dry, they will drop some leaves to self mulch and reduce the amount of leaves needing hydration!
• Bamboo poles are incredibly strong and sturdy (some are stronger then steel!) and are often used for construction and building throughout the world! Thin poles are good stakes in the gar-den or for weaving furniture. Larger poles are often used for scaffolding or building frames!
• Bamboo is one of the best plants to use for soil stability and to prevent soil erosion. Perfect for protecting a riverbank, creek or dam walls, steep garden beds etc.
• During earthquakes in Asian countries, people run into bamboo groves and forests as they are known as very safe places. This is due to their very safe and stable root structure but also their symbolism for luck and fortune!
• Bamboo is naturally anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. Bamboo is used to pro-duce clothing, linen, and bamboo charcoal. Bamboo charcoal absorbs, purifies & deodorises the surrounding atmosphere.
• Bamboo leaves are made into a delicious tea! It tastes similar to green tea and is comparable with nutritional benefits.
- By raihan