THE FASTEST GROWING WOODY PLANT ON THE PLANET
It grows one third faster than the fastest growing tree. Some species can grow up to 1 metre per day. One can almost "watch it grow". Sizes range from miniature to towering culms of 60 meters or 180 feet.

PRODUCING 4 TO 5 TIMES MORE BIO-MASS THAN THE TREES FELLED FOR WOOD PRODUCTION

Bamboo is ready for harvesting within 3 to 5 years versus Oak, Cherry, Maple and exquisite rain forest hardwoods that in some cases take more than 100 years to grow to maturity.

BAMBOO IS A GIANT GRASS
Amazingly versatile with a short growth cycle. There are over 1000 species of bamboo on the earth. The diversity makes bamboo adaptable to many environments. Bamboo tolerates extremes of precipitation, from 30-250 inches of rainfall.

BAMBOO IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST BUILDING MATERIALS IN THE WORLD
Bamboo's tensile strength is 28,000 per square inch versus 23,000 for steel.

A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN THE BALANCE OF OXYGEN/CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Bamboo is the fastest growing canopy for the re-greening of degraded areas and generates more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.

A SOIL CONSERVATION TOOL
Bamboo's anti-erosion properties create an effective watershed, stitching the soil together along fragile areas.

FIRST RE-GREENING IN HIROSHIMA AFTER THE ATOMIC BLAST IN 1945

A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THE ECONOMY
Bamboo and its related industries already provide income, food and housing to over 2.2 billion people worldwide. There is a 3-5 years return on investment for a new bamboo plantation versus 8-10 years for rattan.

AN ESSENTIAL STRUCTURE MATERIAL IN EARTHQUAKE ARCHITECTURE
In Limon, Costa Rica, only the Bamboo houses from the National Bamboo Project stood after the violent earthquake in 1992.