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When bamboo flowers
Short answer: Bamboo rarely flowers, and in many species there are many years between each flowering. After flowering...
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The root system of bamboo
Short answer: Bamboo grows from an underground root system, which is why the plant can be harvested without dying. Ne...
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How many species of bamboo there are
Short answer: There are more than a thousand described species of bamboo spread across many genera. Only a small shar...
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Bamboo in northern European gardens
Short answer: Bamboo can be grown in Denmark as a hedge and screen, and many species cope well with the winter. The m...
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Bamboo shoots as food
Short answer: Young bamboo shoots are eaten across large parts of Asia and can also be bought in Denmark. They must a...
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Bamboo in paper and packaging
Short answer: Bamboo contains cellulose just like wood and can therefore be used for paper. It is used for kitchen ro...
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Bamboo floors and what you should know
Short answer: Bamboo floors are made from glued strips and are hard. The hardness depends on how the strips are laid ...
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Bamboo in furniture
Short answer: Bamboo is used in furniture both in its natural tube form and as glued boards. The two look very differ...
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Bamboo canes and what they are used for
Short answer: The hollow stem with nodes makes bamboo useful as a tube, pole and scaffold. The natural shape gives th...
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Bamboo boards and veneer
Short answer: Bamboo boards are made by cutting the stems into strips and gluing them together under pressure. The re...
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Bamboo as a building material
Short answer: Bamboo is used as a load bearing material and for scaffolding in large parts of Asia. The tube shape of...
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How tall bamboo can grow
Short answer: The largest bamboo species can grow more than twenty metres tall, with stems as thick as an arm. The sp...
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