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Bamboo Sustainable Versatile

Bamboo is perhaps the most versatile, sustainable, woody grass on the planet, and with good reason, it can be used for just about anything.  Here are over a thousand different species of bamboo grown in many parts of the world including Thailand, Indonesia, Colombia, Burma, Brazil, Ecuador, India,as well as southern China also some spices grow in Siberia and the USA.

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Some bamboo kinds are small ground cover types and others are giant growing as big as trees  over 30m (100ft) tall, bamboos  grow at different rates one kind has been observed to grow 45cm (18inches) per day reaching a maximum height of around 10 meters(35 ft), Wikipidia reports some giant variety’s extend over 1.2 m per day.

The different types of bamboo not only grow at different rates but in many climates too, some are hardy to – 20 C these cold loving kinds mature at a much slower rate, in the warmer months however it becomes quite prolific.  There is a kind of bamboo that is believe to be lucky this is grown inside the home in and is actually not bamboo at all, but a member of the lily family, it is used prolifically in eastern Feng Shui.

Bamboo is  made successfully into many things

Flutes                          Flooring

Fences                         Paper
Yarn                             Hats
Spoons                        Fabric
Steamers                    Cutting Boards
Curtains                      Furniture
Medicine Houses
Food

These are few limits on what this amazing grass can be turned into the Japanese have utilized it in to tools for making pottery as it is easy to shape and loves water therefor does not swell and crack and damage a regular wood does.  Many weapons are made from bamboo like bows, arrows, shinai (used in Kendo) and sharpened spears.

Bamboo is used in the east as scaffolding for building bridges and is great for water pipes.  The Chinese have been using bamboo to build boats for centuries, either partial or total construction. A variety Wind chimed and fishing rods are made of bamboo too, As you see bamboo has extremely wide variety of things that can be made from it, it has been utilised in the East especially china and Japan for centuries  the western inhabitants are beginning to understand this plants potential.

The Bamboo Products of Catigbian

The bamboo products of Catigbian have been identified as having great potential for development and expansion. It is considered as the towns most distinctive product.

Benefits of using Bamboo versus Other Wood Materials
Bamboo and Tikis provides great information on the benefits of using Bamboo materials versus traditional wood products in the comfort of your home or backyard.

Gardener’s Journal, the official blog of Gardener’s Supply
However, bamboo requires much less processing than conventional cotton textiles. And, as bamboo products grow more popular, it’s likely that new, more earth-friendly processing.

How to Transform your Backyard into a Tropical Resort
The best way to create that sought-after exotic tropical feel is to enhance and accent with various bamboo products, palm trees, and additional tropical décor. Bamboos are a group of woody

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