What are so special about bamboo trees?

how are bamboo trees special?

What are so special about bamboo trees?
They grow very fast. They are very strong and slender so they have a lot of uses like scaffolding. If cut length wise, they can be used easily for troughs and channels and if split more they can be used for weaving making chairs, fences, etc., like wicker.
Reply:In the Sundanese region of Indonesia Bamboo has a specific and special memories,as I would recall, When they're still young they could be cooked in such a way,as it would've to asparagus,or fried as it would to spinach,unfortunately I had lost the 'secret incredient' since I lost my mother in March,last year.Sorry, I won't be able to sent you a sample of its mixture or anything at all to that order,if any. Ha..ha ! Anyway, When a certaint type of Bamboo is concerns,i.e Yellow Bamboo,or Bambu Kuning, they tend to have a certain strenght,if coul calls them as such,in comparison to that of metal object,i.e a Sword,Golok,Pedang, Hammer, Paku and even,occasinally we could find somewhere in the region, a certain type Bamboo that has a quality of somewhat 'Shakti',or mithical in themself, when we came to a certaint or area of 'being Shakti' or Mithical, we juast could be able or lacking of such a stories if any,concerning these or other Mithical Plantation, suppose I would tell you of a certain Bamboo that used to grows nears my home somewhere here,and you start to listen about something bizzare and strange things concerning thise Bambo,but you know you would have to spent sometime,I wouldn't know how long it would take for the a 'Shakti' or mithical thing to had occur during your or my observation over these matter. But generally speaking,all type or familia of Bamboo coulbe built a Suling or Flute,as being accompaniment to Angklung,Kecapi and most often with that of Gamelan Sunda or degung. Well, Currently we,Sundanese, are inshort of these traditional playing these days, since they are Dangdut Musik which also includes the Suling player within their compositions,shall we says that. And the facts that they are more Gamelans,be it Sundanese,Javanese and Balinese in the overseas possesion,I.e Australia,Amerika,The U.K and the French or even The Dutch,etc.although I knew somehow there are Academies and Academician in the Karawitan, and/or Gamelan Composition or Sendratari,without anything to concerns about such Religious Activities,let say Buddhism or Hinduism, or maybe even Polical Sciences on Islam,well the Subject matter could be so extensively exhaustive or simply Boring,but again in a certain region let say Banten, Indramayu,Ciamis,Tasik,Majalaya, or other areas or fields as far as West Java is concern,for instance,and Bamboo as our main interests, The use and its purposes could be different one place to another,it would then 'dictate' what was our beliefs,or 'kitchen needy' and so-on and on and, just as many p[lantation that grows within our field or region,we just can't seem to quit thinking and re-sort our necesity over certaint 'product' that Mother Nature or Mother Earth has giveth over the Years or could be even Milleniums ago that would lasts over next Centuries or Millenia to go. Wallahualam Bizzawab.
Reply:They grow so fast you can see the growth over a day or two.
Reply:Bamboo "tree's" are C4 plants.

Over 8000 species of angiosperms, scattered among 18 different families, have developed adaptations which minimize the losses to photorespiration called C4.



They all use a supplementary method of CO2 uptake which forms a 4-carbon molecule instead of the two 3-carbon molecules of the Calvin cycle. Hence these plants are called C4 plants. (Plants that have only the Calvin cycle are thus C3 plants.)

Some C4 plants — called CAM plants — separate their C3 and C4 cycles by time. Other C4 plants have structural changes in their leaf anatomy so that their C4 and C3 pathways are separated in different parts of the leaf with RUBISCO sequestered where the CO2 level is high; the O2 level low.
Reply:They grow very quickly and are very strong and are usefull for many things, such as flooring, decorating, etc.
Reply:any type of tree is special, and important to the ecology of the environment.bamboo trees provide food for animals such as panda bears, and you can make beautiful furniture with their wood.
Reply:Culinary uses



Edible bamboo shoots.The shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of bamboo, called zhú sǔn (竹筍) or simply sǔn in Chinese, are edible. They are used in Asian stir fry, and are available in supermarkets in various sliced forms. In Indonesia they are sliced thinly and then boiled with santan (thick coconut milk) and spices to make a dish named gulai rebung. Other recipes using bamboo shoots are : sayur lodeh (mixed vegetables in coconut milk) and lun pia (sometimes written lumpia; fried wrapped bamboo shoots with vegetables). Note that the shoots of some species contain toxins that need to be leached or boiled out before they can be eaten safely. Pickled bamboo, used as a condiment, may also be made from the pith of the young shoots.



The sap of young stalks tapped during the rainy season may be fermented to make ulanzi (a sweet wine), or simply made into a soft drink. Zhúyèqīng jiǔ (竹葉青酒) is a green-coloured Chinese liquor that has bamboo leaves as one of its ingredients.



Bamboo leaves are also used as wrappers for Chinese food zongzi.



When treated, bamboo forms a very hard wood which is both light and exceptionally tough. In tropical climates it is used in elements of house construction, as well as for fences, bridges, toilets, walking sticks, canoes], drinkware, furniture, chopsticks, food steamers, toys, construction scaffolding, as a substitute for steel reinforcing rods in concrete construction, hats, martial arts weaponry, abaci and various musical instruments such as the dizi, xiao, shakuhachi, palendag, jinghu, and angklung. The Bamboo Organ of Las Pinas, Philippines has pipes made of bamboo culms. When bamboo is harvested for wood, care is needed to select mature stems that are several years old, as first-year stems, although full size, are not fully woody and are not strong.



Bamboo is also widely carved for decorative artwork. Modern companies are attempting to popularize bamboo flooring made of bamboo pieces steamed, flattened, glued together, finished, and cut. However, bamboo wood is easily infested by wood-boring insects unless treated with wood preservatives or kept very dry (see carving, right).



Bamboo canes are normally round in cross-section, but square canes can be produced by forcing the new young culms to grow through a tube of square cross-section slightly smaller than the culm's natural diameter, thereby constricting the growth to the shape of the tube. Every few days the tube is removed and replaced higher up the fast-growing culm.



The fibre of bamboo has been used to make paper in China since early times. A high quality hand-made paper is still produced in small quantities. Coarse bamboo paper is still used to make spirit money in many Chinese communities.



The wood is used for knitting needles and the fibre can be used for yarn and fabrics. Bamboo fabric is notable for its soft feel and natural antibacterial properties[citation needed]. Clothing made from bamboo fibre is popular for activities such as yoga. Bed sheets and towels made from bamboo have become luxury items[citation needed]. Sharpened bamboo is also traditionally used to tattoo in Japan, Hawaii and elsewhere.



Bamboo is also used as a shank extension on smoking pipes. Often a bamboo shank is added as a repair when a shank is cracked with use or to repair a flaw during manufacture.



A variety of bamboo was one of about two dozen plants carried by Polynesian voyagers to provide all their needs settling new islands; in the Hawaiian Islands, among many uses, 'Ohe (bamboo) carried water, made irrigation troughs for taro terraces, was used as a traditional knife for cutting the umbilical cord of a newborn, as a stamp for dyeing bark tapa cloth, and for four hula instruments — nose flute, rattle, stamping pipes and Jew's harp.



Some skateboard %26amp; snowboard deck manufacturers are beginning to use bamboo construction. It is both lighter and stronger than traditional materials and its cultivation is environmentally friendly.



Bamboo is also used to make enclosures in fish farming, where cages can be made from a wooden frame and bamboo lattices.



Landscaping - There are hundreds of nurseries around the world specializing in bamboo. Landscaping with bamboo is 99% of my business! The vast majority of customers want bamboo to use as a screen. This may be for privacy, to block a view, to cut down on noise or simply to provide dramatic beauty in the landscape. Small, dwarf bamboos are used as groundcovers, slightly larger bamboos make beautiful hedges, and the larger species make beautful specimen plants in the garden. There's nothing quite like a grove of giant bamboo with towering canes. Walking through the grove is an experience few will forget. There are many places in the US where bamboo has been used in the landscape. Besides the locations listed here some others include Fairchild Gardens in Miami, Fl. and Quail Botanical Gardens in LaJolla, Ca.

Both locations have huge collections of tropical bamboos. Most botanical gardens have a section devoted to bamboo or Japanese gardens.



Shelter - Everything from simple sheds to complex buildings have been built with bamboo. Bamboo may be used for the entire structure, for walls alone, for roofs, for floors, for most any part of the house structure.



Bridges - Bamboo has been used to bridge everything from small streams to big rivers. These bridges may be as simple as a few pieces of bamboo placed across a stream up to complex truss bridges, to suspension bridges using bamboo rope.



Fences - There must be hundreds of kinds of fences built from bamboo. The Chinese and Japanese have taken this to a high level of art. There are multple books about bamboo fences with with information on techniques and tools devoted to the craft. Fences range from simple lattice, to woven panels, to living walls. Fences made from bamboo may be used for privacy, for decoration, to contain livestock, as guard rails, to block unpleasant views, for every use imaginable. Building a bamboo fence can be quite simple or extremely elaborate. How to build a simple bamboo fence.



Music - Bamboo has been used to make music since humans first began to make music. Probably as percussion instruments first, but over time almost every type of muscial instrument has been made with bamboo. Flutes, panpipes, saxophones, digeridoos, xylophones, marimbas, whistles, wind chimes, pipe organs, gongs, rainsticks, and the list goes on!



Construction - Domes, tea houses, roof tiles, gutters, ladder, concrete reinforcement, scaffolding, pergolas, temples, gazebos, shade pavilions, garden trellises, scaffolding, towers, churches, barns, pig pens, fish traps, piers, retaining walls, chicken pens, play structures, ladders, shelves, most anything you can think of. Bamboo flooring has become one of the most popular "hardwood" flooring products on the market today. "Plyboo" takes the place of plywood.



Furniture - Beds, chairs, tables, stools, book shelves, desk, bread racks, folding chairs, chest of drawers, wine racks, clothes racks, cabinets, lamps, chests, coffee tables, benches, work benches, any piece of furniture you can think of has been made of bamboo.



Boats - As a boat lover this is one of my favorites. Bamboo rafts are probably some of the earliest boats ever. With hollow, watertight compartments bamboo is a natural choice. But over time the ways bamboo has been used for boats has expanded. Chinese junks used bamboo for mast, booms, oars, rails, woven into sails, push poles, ropes, outriggers, etc. Several years ago Tim Severin built an entire boat of bamboo to try to prove that the Chinese may have crossed the Pacific hundreds of years ago. Over a hundred years ago Fridtjof Nansen was marooned in the artic and used bamboo poles and sail cloth to build a kayak to save himself. The Japanese used split bamboo to make a basket like boat for fishing. The Vietnamese make a type of boat from plaited bamboo. In ancient Polynesia the people built big catamarans using bamboo for mast, shelter, rails, floors, and as containers for fresh water. In modern times bamboo has been laminated and used for surfboards and modern boat construction.



Bamboo and food - Of course most bamboo shoots can be eaten and in times of massive flowering of bamboo the seeds are used as grain. But besides being a food item bamboo has been used (and continues to be used) in the kitchen. Just a few uses include, cups, bowls, place mats, chop sticks, egg beaters, tea whisks, forks, knives, spoons, canisters, rice cookers, salad bowls, napkin rings, and just about any other kitchen utensil you can think of! Rice is steamed in the sections of cane. Salad bowls are made from thin, woven strips of bamboo. Woven screens of split bamboo or used in rice steamers.



Miscellaneous -, airplanes, arrows, fishing poles, fly rods, bee hives, books, buckets, bean poles, blow guns, charcoal, paper, books(some of the earliest known books were written on strips of split bamboo), pens, baskets (every kind imaginable), beer, walking sticks, birdhouses, bird feeders, bows, fountains, bicybles, swings, carts, kites, windmills, jewelry, toys, hammocks, all kinds of containers, back scratchers (I've got one of these and it works great), cannons, carrying poles, crutches, curtains, cribs, cables, charcoal, candle holders, water pipes, oil pipes, tobacco pipes, dirigible, fans, firewood, flag pole, fishing floats, jewelry, kiosk, lanterns, light bulb filiment, bats, writing brushes, wheelbarrows, windmills, scoops, netsuke, polo balls, pole vaulting, paint brushes, umbrellas, rakes, rattles, record needles, concrete reinforcement, rulers, sandals, scoops, back scratchers, shoehorn, sieves, skewers, snow fence, stilts, tipi poles, toothpicks, torches, walking sticks, waterwheels, torches, towel racks, bird cages, curtains, rakes, mats, vases, flooring, hats,plywood, and more.
Reply:They grow quickly, so they produce a useable wood that is a sustainable resource, rather than depleting the slow-growth forests.
Reply:Bamboo trees are special coz they give us paper.

Without bamboos, no paper

no newspaper

no school

no books

no teachers

no classrooms

no nothing

So recycle bamboo.

get well flowers