Wish I knew how to measure trees back when I was in some of the small bamboo forests in Northern Honshu... but I figure the ones I saw were not exceptional, in the 20-30ft range.
Dale On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > James, ENTS, > > James, In an older post mentioned in a recent link > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/20090104-norwayspruce/norway_spruce_nc.htm > you ask: > > There is a bamboo ( Cane ) patch on the VA property. Has anyone in ENTS > ever measured how tall bamboo can get? Also, check out that strange sequoia > that I photographed! > > I am curious about that also. They are big and tree-like even though they > are not technically trees. This is what Wikipedia has to say on their > height. > > Bamboo > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo are a group of perennial evergreen > (except for certain temperate species) plants in the true grass family > Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the > largest members of the grass family.There are more than 70 genera divided > into about 1,000 species. Many prehistoric bamboos exceeded heights of 75 > metres (250 ft). Primarily growing in regions of warmer climates during the > Cretaceous period, vast fields existed in what is now Asia. Bamboos are the > the largest grasses, sometimes reaching 100 ft (30 m). > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_species Bamboo listen is a group of > woody perennial grasses in the true grass family Poaceae, which is a large > family with over 10,000 species. In the tribe Bambuseae also known as > Bamboo, there are 91 genera and over 1,000 species. The size of bamboo > varies from small annuals to giant timber bamboo. Bamboo was only added to > the world in between 30 and 40 million years ago, after the demise of the > dinosaurs. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. They can > grow up to 3–4 feet/day (1.5-2.0 inches/hr) > > Bamboo Forests http://www.bambooandtikis.com/bamboo-forest Because of > their relatively expedient growth, bamboo forests are of the easiest types > of forest for man to reproduce. The largest bamboo tree in existence, in > fact, can be found in the bamboo forest institute at the Yunnan Normal > University, called the Menghai forest. The Menghai forest is an artificially > built forest, and it is home to the largest bamboo tree specimen in the > world. The director of the bamboo institute reports that the plant measures > *46 meters in height, with 36 centimeters and an estimated weight of 450 > kg.* This giant bamboo plant, as confirmed by farmers who live and work in > or near the forest, grew to its full potential during a single year. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/19915...@n00/149189348/ Bamboo Forest > Sagano, Kyoto, Japan > > Bamboo-Dominated Forests of the Amazon > http://www.yale.edu/ceo/Projects/Students/bamboo_forests.html > > Canebrakes: Missouri's Bamboo Forests > http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2002/10/30.htm > > Edward Frank > > http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/ > http://primalforests.ning.com/ > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=709156957 > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> > -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
