Dragon Bamboo, the tallest bamboo species in the world

This bamboo species can be up to 50 meters tall, taller than a 10-story building, with a maximum diameter of 36 cm and a maximum weight of 360 kg. Giant dragon bamboo is a rare, endemic bamboo species, originating from Myanmar, Bhutan, China, Laos, and Thailand. Currently, this bamboo species is also grown in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam.

Dragon bamboo has a giant, extremely strong and thick-walled bamboo trunk. When young, the bamboo stem is covered with a white waxy bark. This giant bamboo species grows very quickly, new shoots can grow up to 30cm every day.

Dragon bamboo prefers full sun or partial shade, and can withstand cold temperatures of -4 degrees Celsius. This bamboo species grows well in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soils. Giant bamboo flowers bloom every 40 years.

Dendrocalamus giganteus bamboo is one of 12 high-yielding bamboo species. They can be used as effective construction materials or can produce high-quality paper and high-quality rayon due to their very high fiber content. Therefore, people are often encouraged to plant bamboo forests on a large scale.

In addition, bamboo is also commonly used in people's daily lives such as making scaffolding, masts, rural houses, water pipes, carpets, wooden boards and floors, vases, buckets, and containers. water, furniture, water basin. Tree bark is also used to make hats.

Kareem Winters

Update 12 June 2024