Since I wasn't able to get any answers from Bamboo Hardwoods that I needed I decided to go search elsewhere for myself because bamboo interests me.
Bamboo is a very renewable source because on average it grows 2 inches an hour, which is four times faster than wood. It also helps to control the amount of CO2 in the air by consuming 35% more than other woods. Bamboo also helps by not needing a lot of water to grow. A great side effect to growing bamboo is that it leaves the soil and water it uses in better shape than when it first started. We get our bamboo right now from overseas in Asia; the United States is the largest importer of bamboo in the world. There really hasn't been a move towards growing any bamboo in the US, since we can just get it overseas with less hassel.
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture posted a paper online about bamboo. I'm thinking to contact them and try to see if they are growing bamboo.
Scott Smith, Ph. D.
Dean of College of Agriculture
859-257-4771
mssmith@uky.edu
*Emailed 10/14/11
Would like to maybe trying growing bamboo indoors.
Would like to maybe trying growing bamboo indoors.
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