What is bamboo?
Q: What is bamboo?
A: Bamboo is a type of giant grass that is composed of over 1,400 species in 115 different genera.
Q: Where does bamboo mainly grow?
A: Bamboo mainly grows in Africa, America, and Asia, but it can also grow in Europe.
Q: How does bamboo grow?
A: Bamboo grows in clumps, but running varieties exist. The runners of bamboo can reach up to 40 meters in length.
Q: How fast can bamboo grow?
A: Bamboo can grow up to 1.21 meters in a 24-hour period, but most varieties used for gardening will grow more slowly, at around 3 cm to 5 cm per day.
Q: What is the structure of bamboo stems?
A: Almost all species of bamboo have hollow stems divided into nodes or joints. Each node has a single side bud, which may develop into a branch.
Q: Does bamboo flower often?
A: Bamboo rarely flowers, and some species only flower once before dying off.
Q: What is the shaku?
A: The shaku is a traditional Japanese unit of measurement based on the distance between two joints in a bamboo stem.
