Reviews (3)
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Bamboo
Beautiful plant! grows very fast
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Nice quality bamboo starts.
Ordered 8 native cane (bamboo) starts and TN Nursery sent 10. What's not good about that! Starts are nice and healthy.
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Gets my vote!
It has grown quicklly!
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Shipping
Shipping Information
We ship all plants usps priority mail. They arrive to most locations within 2-3 days. We package all plants to retain moisture to up to 10 days in transit. All plants ships from our warehouses in Tennessee. All plants are grown and shipped from out Altamont (zip) 37301 location. We do drop ship for re-sellers also for those wanting to resell our plants.
How We Protect Your Plants For Transit
All plants are dug and immediately taken to our warehouse and tera-sorb moisture retention gel is applied to the roots and then wrapped in plastic to retain superior moisture for transit. They are placed in corogated cardboard shipping boxes for protection when shipped
Upon Receipt Of Your Plants
Upon receipt of your plants, unpack and unwrap the roots and mist with water. Plant within 24-48 hours. If you can not plant within this time frame, put your plants in a cool location (ex- basement, garage or cellar) and water the roots daily. Cover them back up with the plastic so they will not dry out until you can plant them. After planted, water every evening after the sun goes down for 5 days.
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| Ships November through April |
Description
Bamboo Plant - Arundinaria gigantea
Bamboo Plant is a perennial, flowering evergreen plant. It's a member of the grass family. There are about 5,000 species of bamboo. The name bamboo is derived from the Kannada word Bambu. The English called it bamboo when the encountered it in Malaysia. Bamboo grows faster than almost any other plant on the planet. Some raise as much as 35 inches within 24 hours. The bamboo plant is found in climates ranging from cold to very hot. Bamboo plants are versatile.
They can be used for food, to build fences or barriers, as decoration, as good luck charm, and much more.
With more compressive strength than brick, concrete, or wood and almost as much tensile strength as steel, bamboo is a viral building material Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. The plant rarely grows outdoors in continental Europe. Some companies develop bamboo commercially to make flooring, furniture, bowls, cups, knives, spoons, chopsticks, fishing rods, musical instruments, textiles, paper, surfboards, snowboards, skateboards, and weapons. Bamboo plants are also used in Chinese and Indian medicine.
Bamboo species flower infrequently.
Plants taken from the same cohort will bloom at the same time even if they are moved to different geographic locations and climatic conditions. Flowering bamboos produce many seeds and bamboos are aggressive early successional plants. They quickly fill in the space vacated by their parents and spread even more.Bamboo plants are a food source for humans, giant panda, red panda, bamboo lemurs, African mountain gorillas, elephants, chimps, and many insects. Cooked, pickled, or fermented bamboo shoots are a favorite delicacy throughout Asia. Lucky bamboo used in Feng shut is a type of lily which grows in tropical rainforests in Africa and Southeast Asia. Bamboo is designated as the national plant of St. Lucia. In China and Japan, bamboo is more than just a plant. Bamboo Plant is a integral part of their culture.
