Wikibooks: Horticulture/Bamboo
WMOG header Bamboo Hortibox Bamboo Image = BambooKyoto.jpg Binomial = Genus = Family = Variety = Type = Woody grasses Sun = Water = Soil = USDA Hardiness Zone = Sunset Zone = Propagation = Pruning season = Pruning tolerance = High Forcing = Transplant = Easily transplants Pest issues = Disease issue...
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ftwikibooks:enwikibooks:19790:110034 2023-07-23T04:14:29+02:00 Wikibooks: Horticulture/Bamboo https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Horticulture/Bamboo eng eng Book ftwikibooks 2023-07-02T13:33:20Z WMOG header Bamboo Hortibox Bamboo Image = BambooKyoto.jpg Binomial = Genus = Family = Variety = Type = Woody grasses Sun = Water = Soil = USDA Hardiness Zone = Sunset Zone = Propagation = Pruning season = Pruning tolerance = High Forcing = Transplant = Easily transplants Pest issues = Disease issues = Bloom season = Fruit season = Sowing methods = Harvest = Storage = Weediness = Some species are very aggressive spreaders Pollination = Wind Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giants forming by far the largest members of the grass family. There are 91 genera and about 1 000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. They occur from Northeast Asia (at 50°N latitude in Sakhalin) south throughout East Asia west to the Himalaya and south to northern Australia. They also occur in sub Saharan Africa and in the Americas from the southeast of the USA south to Chile there reaching their furthest south anywhere at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include Europe north Africa western Asia northern North America most of Australia and Antarctica. Bamboo s long life makes it a Chinese symbol of longevity while in India it is a symbol of friendship. However the rarity of its blossoming has led to the flowers being regarded as a sign of impending famine. This may be due to rats feeding upon the profusion of flowers then multiplying and destroying a large part of the local food supply. The most recent flowering began in May 2006 (see Mautam). Bamboo is said to bloom in this manner only about every 50 years (see 28 60 year examples in ) In Chinese culture the bamboo (zhú 竹) plum blossom (méi 梅) orchid (lán 蘭) and chrysanthemum (jú 菊) (usually méi lán zhú jú 梅蘭竹菊) are collectively referred to as the Four Noble Ones (四君子). These four plants also represent the four seasons and in Confucian ideology four aspects of ... Book Antarc* Antarctica Sakhalin WikiBooks - Open-content textbooks |
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WMOG header Bamboo Hortibox Bamboo Image = BambooKyoto.jpg Binomial = Genus = Family = Variety = Type = Woody grasses Sun = Water = Soil = USDA Hardiness Zone = Sunset Zone = Propagation = Pruning season = Pruning tolerance = High Forcing = Transplant = Easily transplants Pest issues = Disease issues = Bloom season = Fruit season = Sowing methods = Harvest = Storage = Weediness = Some species are very aggressive spreaders Pollination = Wind Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giants forming by far the largest members of the grass family. There are 91 genera and about 1 000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. They occur from Northeast Asia (at 50°N latitude in Sakhalin) south throughout East Asia west to the Himalaya and south to northern Australia. They also occur in sub Saharan Africa and in the Americas from the southeast of the USA south to Chile there reaching their furthest south anywhere at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include Europe north Africa western Asia northern North America most of Australia and Antarctica. Bamboo s long life makes it a Chinese symbol of longevity while in India it is a symbol of friendship. However the rarity of its blossoming has led to the flowers being regarded as a sign of impending famine. This may be due to rats feeding upon the profusion of flowers then multiplying and destroying a large part of the local food supply. The most recent flowering began in May 2006 (see Mautam). Bamboo is said to bloom in this manner only about every 50 years (see 28 60 year examples in ) In Chinese culture the bamboo (zhú 竹) plum blossom (méi 梅) orchid (lán 蘭) and chrysanthemum (jú 菊) (usually méi lán zhú jú 梅蘭竹菊) are collectively referred to as the Four Noble Ones (四君子). These four plants also represent the four seasons and in Confucian ideology four aspects of ... |
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