Stéphane Schröder

Common Bamboo Names
Taxonomy

Common Bamboo Names

Landscapers, gardeners and garden books, frequently use common bamboo names to refer to popular bamboos. To help you find corresponding botanical names, the following list includes some of the most common bamboo names used in the United States and their botanical equivalents.

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Mechanical Properties of Bamboo
Engineering, Construction

Mechanical Properties of Bamboo

What are the mechanical properties of bamboo? It is propably one of the most frequently asked questions among European or American architects, engineers and builders. Such information is easily found and available for wood, steel, concrete or even engineered bamboo products such as flooring and panelling, but this is not the case for bamboo poles. Why? Bamboo consists of many different

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Leaching Bamboo
Preservation

Leaching Bamboo

Storing bamboo in water or “leaching bamboo” is a traditional bamboo preservation method, used by indigenous communities and farmers of several Asian and Latin American regions. In Latin America it has been the tradition to transport bamboo from the mountain and jungle areas towards the urban centers by means of bamboo rafts.

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Drying Guadua Bamboo Poles Vertically in Colombia Photo by: Stéphane Schröder © www.guaduabamboo.com
Preservation

Drying Bamboo Poles

Drying bamboo poles requires more time than wood of similar density. This because bamboo possess hygroscopic materials (compound that easily absorbs moisture) that may contain 50-60% moisture content, depending on the felling season, area of growth and species.

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Guadua Bamboo Climate Requirements
Cultivation

Guadua Bamboo Climate Requirements

Optimal climate conditions to grow Guadua bamboo together with soil properties will determine to a large extent whether the development of a commercial bamboo plantation will be successful or not. 7 climatic variables must be studied and researched before establishing a commercial bamboo farm in a given location. They are; average annual temperature, altitude, annual average rainfall (precipitation),

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