What is the fastest growing bamboo?
There’s an old Chinese saying: “First bamboo sleeps, then it creeps, then it leaps.” All bamboos are fast-growing plants. In fact, they are among the fastest growing plants in the world. In the period of just a few months – always during the warm days of late spring and summer – all bamboos send up new shoots that will grow from inch-high spears into canes that tower (depending on the variety and maturity of the bamboo) up to 70′ above the ground. Most of the year, bamboo grows silently underground. The root system – an essential element for fast growth – is developing during the cool weather months. The larger and more developed the root ball when bamboo is purchased – for instance, buying 7- or 15-gallon pots instead of 1- or 3-gallon containers – the quicker you will see more tall canes with bigger diameter. When the weather warms, new shoots emerge. Depending on the variety, the shoots can be as thin as a pencil or as thick as your arm. Whatever diameter the cane is when it comes t
