Just 'cause they are soo cool.
Though Bamboo usually grous less than 15 cm/day, the fastest growth rates of bamboo per day ever recorded are: (and these are each in 24 hours!!!)
4) 88 cm by Phyllostachys edulius, Koishihawa Botanical Gardens, Tokyo, Japan 1898.
3) 91.3 cm by Bambusa aurundinacea, Kew Gardens, England, 1855.
2) 119 cm by Moso-chiku, Phyllostachys edulius (16 cm diameter!) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 1956
1) 121 cm by Madake, Phyllostachys reticulata, (12 cm diameter) Kioto, June 23, 1955
to put this in perspective, that last one grew enough in one day to go on the big-kid rides at amusement parks. seriously, the sings that say "must be this high" are 48 inches, or 121.9 cm. ..In ONE day!
Though Bamboo usually grous less than 15 cm/day, the fastest growth rates of bamboo per day ever recorded are: (and these are each in 24 hours!!!)
4) 88 cm by Phyllostachys edulius, Koishihawa Botanical Gardens, Tokyo, Japan 1898.
3) 91.3 cm by Bambusa aurundinacea, Kew Gardens, England, 1855.
2) 119 cm by Moso-chiku, Phyllostachys edulius (16 cm diameter!) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 1956
1) 121 cm by Madake, Phyllostachys reticulata, (12 cm diameter) Kioto, June 23, 1955
to put this in perspective, that last one grew enough in one day to go on the big-kid rides at amusement parks. seriously, the sings that say "must be this high" are 48 inches, or 121.9 cm. ..In ONE day!
