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BAMBUSETUM !! An unique garden hosting 32 types of Bamboos! Have you ever visited a bamboo garden hosting different kind of bamboos? If so, you may have then come across a bamboo that looks like a “pitcher”! May be, you have seen there a bamboo that surrounded itself with thorny vines! But those who have never walked through such a garden could not imagine that there could be so many kinds of Bamboos that are grown in different parts of the world in wild or planted by the humans for their various uses! Please do not be astonished! I am not imagining things to bamboozle you in any way! I am trying to tell you about different kinds of Bamboos!! We have such a bamboo garden spread over five acre of hilly land called ‘Bambusetum’ at Sholoshor, Chittagong, owned by the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFR),and was established in the year 1972-1973. It is open for everyone to visit like other Bambusetums located in different parts of the world. This is a unique Bamboo Garden where the Institute planted different kinds of Bamboos collected from various parts of the world! A visitor will be simply amazed to see the varieties of Bamboos planted there while walking through the garden! You may stand erect in complete amazement in front of a bush finding a bamboo that has surrounded itself with thorny vines. If you ask any one working in this garden about the purpose for which this kind of bamboo is used, he will simply look at you first and then explain politely that if anyone plant this kind of Bamboo around his home, then he would not have to erect wall or other kind of fence to make the compound as impregnable as fort. He may also like to tell the name of this particular kind of bamboo! It is called ‘Kata (Thorn) Bamboos’ by them! Let us find out what other types of bamboos that is available here in this unique garden! The other species available in the garden are Borak, Biskata, Mirtinga, Bethua, Konok Kaich, Tetua, Choy, Makla, Farua, Korjoba, Mitinga, Baizza, Shwarna, Hedge, Brandisi, Pencha, Ora, Bembra, Lathi, Kali, Tendu or zigzag, Kala, Muli, Dolu, Thai, Rengun, Tolonda, and Wappi etc. We know that Bamboo is a kind of grass. It is also the fastest growing plant in the world. It has diverse use and could be planted commercially! It is harvested within five years of planting and is used as raw material for furniture and other industries, people living in the hills also eat bamboo soothes, which is a widespread food item especially in China. I wonder whether you are fed up reading this long text or not! I may therefore take this opportunity to post some pictures of different kind of Bamboos planted in this unique garden and also other gardens located in other countries so that you can see them at one place! Happy viewing, dear readers!           |
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mamannie, Hello, Thanks for your comment. I appreciate. Have a nice Sunday.
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hello hiramhankwilliam, Thank you so much for your decent words, William. You are absolutely correct about the survival capacity of Bamboos! Once planted, it continues to thrive both in winter and summer! Thanks again and have a nice weekend.
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boogie,hello Thanks for appreciating the pictures. Your idea is an excellent one. Hope, you would find the right kind of bamboo plants for planting in the mountains and at the farm in Texas as well. Have a pleasant weekend, boogie.
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2/21/2016 10:16 am |
I did not know there were so many. Bamboo grows very nicely in Vancouver, British Columbia. I see it quite often around private homes. Looks to meas if all the same variety.
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I did not know there were so many. Bamboo grows very nicely in Vancouver, British Columbia. I see it quite often around private homes. Looks to meas if all the same variety. Bamboo can grow just about anywhere. No wonder, you can see it around private homes where you live. Depending on what species of bamboo is trying to sprout, it can grow in sub-tropic areas as well as in places as cold as Iowa. It may look alike to you, but it has many varieties. Just compare the photographs of two varieties, and then you can see the differences between the two! Thanks Rentier for taking interest in the blog . I appreciate. Best wishes.
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