Species

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Species	Planting Distance	Plants per Ha	Years to Harvest
Bambusa balcooa	8m X 4m	312	5
Bambusa bambos	8m X 4m	312	5
Bambusa hamiltonii	8m X 4m	312	5
Bambusa multiplex	5m X 3m	666	5
Bambusa oldhamii	8m X 4m	312	5
Bambusa tuldoides	5m X 3m	666	5
Bambusa vulgaris	7m X 3m	476	5
Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata’	7m X 3m	476	5
Dendrocalamus asper	8m X 4m	312	5
Dendrocalamus giganteus	10m X 7m	150	5
Dendrocalamus latiflorus	8m X 4m	312	5
Dendrocalamus membranaceus	8m X 4m	312	5
Gigantochloa atroviolacea	7m X 3m	476	5
Gigantochloa atter	8m X 4m	312	5
Gigantochloa apus	7m X 3m	476	5
Oxytenanthera abyssinica	7m X 3m	476	5
Phyllostachys aurea	3m X 3m	1,111	4

 

For more information

BAMBOO - a rural development and climate change mitigation crop for Malawi

BAMBOO - an illustrated guide to planting bamboo and its maintenance

BAMBOO - uses and characteristics tables