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Growth of a Chinese Bamboo Tree
Growth of a Chinese Bamboo Tree. Bamboo is the largest member of the grass family and one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth; it can grow over 1 centimeter per hour. Different bamboo species have varying growth properties; the species that thrive in China, such as the Fargesia Qinlingensis in the Qinling Mountains, regenerate quickly to produce...
Bamboo is the largest member of the grass family and one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth; it can grow over 1 centimeter per hour. Different bamboo species have varying growth properties; the species that thrive in China, such as the Fargesia Qinlingensis in the Qinling Mountains, regenerate quickly to produce food for the hungry red panda.
Canes
Bamboo produces new canes, also called culms or stalks, each spring. These small branches grow straight out of the ground and continue to get taller and wider for about 60 days. Species of Chinese bamboo grow at different paces depending on climate and soil type. During the 60-day period, bamboo also produce limbs and small, tear-shaped leaves.
Leaves and Limbs
After the 60-day growth period, most bamboo species do not grow in height or width anymore. Each year, Chinese bamboo grows new limbs. Dendrocalamus latiflorus bamboo, for example, is a principal commercial variety for shoot production in China and Taiwan. This bamboo has large, strong stalks used in construction.
Water
Bamboo trees require plenty of water. Newly planted, or naturally-growing, bamboo need to be watered, or rained upon, until the soil becomes saturated and the water begins to pool on top. For gardeners growing a Chinese bamboo tree, water the the planted bamboo once per week, or as needed to keep it moist. However, avoid over-watering by letting the surface of the soil begin to dry before watering again. Well-established bamboo trees, like those in Chinese forests and mountains, are almost completely tolerant of flooding; however, newly planted or growing bamboos can suffer from over- or under-watering.
Sun and Shade
Most large bamboos (Phyllostachys), which are native to China, grow ideally when they are exposed to five or more hours of direct sunlight per day. Fargesias bamboo, a mountain-growing "clumping" bamboo found in alpine conifer forests of East Asia, grow well with light to moderate shade when they are young or during the hottest part of the day. They are called "clumping" bamboos because of their tightly-packed root system.
