Growing Guadua Bamboo in Spain
Hello, I am Valentina Rujeles, a student of a Master's degree in sustainability at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. At this moment I am doing my final thesis of the master and I am doing it on Guadua, a kind of bamboo. While researching and getting to know other people who grow bamboo I came across you and what a wonderful thing you do.
My TFM is on the CO2 sequestration of guadua and the possibility of planting it in Catalonia but I have not found much information that you could perhaps provide me with as there is little literature on the same. The first thing is - up to what absolute minimum or maximum temperature does Guadua stop growing and at what temperature does it die? Also what extreme climates (not tropical or subtropical) can it be planted. I am studying the hypothesis of planting it in the Llobregat delta. Thank you very much.
⭐ Best Answer:
Hello Valentina, it is reported that Guadua dies when exposed to -2°C for 5 consecutive days. Guadua also needs a humid environment, preferable all year long. I do not know of any successful Guadua plantations in Europe up to this day. You can find more information in this article about the climate requirements for Guadua Bamboo.
