The characteristics of bamboo

Bamboo family and genus

Perennial Gramineae

Latin name of bamboo

Bambusoideae

Morphological characteristics of bamboo

Bamboo is a perennial monocotyledonous plant, evergreen all the year round, mature bamboo will produce horizontal branches; bamboo leaves are sword-shaped, apex acuminate, base obtuse, one side of the edge of bamboo leaves is smooth, the other side is serrated; the veins are parallel, the leaf surface is dark green, and the back is light. The leaves of young plants grow directly from the stem; the underground stem of bamboo is an organ for storing nutrients and has a strong ability of reproduction, it grows horizontally, and there are many fibrous roots and buds on the nodes; in general, bamboo grows for 12 to 120 years before it blossoms and seeds, and it blossoms and seeds only once in its life.

Bamboo growth habit

Most bamboo likes a warm and humid climate, with an annual average temperature of 12 ℃-22 ℃ and annual precipitation of 1000 mm-2000 mm. Bamboo grows relatively fast; bamboo does not have high requirements for soil, but the soil with good permeability and drainage is the best; bamboo has water requirements, not only to have sufficient water, but also to have good drainage, and the nodes on the bamboo underground stem will grow rapidly after a spring rain, that is, spring shoots.