Ed, Thanks for researching this. I never knew cane could grow so fast or so tall. One thing seems contradictory in Wikipedia though. One part mentions Bamboo being in the Cretaceous period, which is the last period in the era of the dinosaurs while the other says " It was added to the world between 30 and 40 million years ago, after the demise of the dinosaurs. ". I just wonder which?
James On Jan 3, 11:59 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > James, ENTS, > > James, In an older post mentioned in a recent > linkhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/20090104-n... 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 Forestshttp://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]
