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Giant Bamboo (Dragon Bamboo), Kandy, Sri Lanka
According to the sign, the world's tallest known bamboo, growing up 90 to 130 ft with a diameter of 10 inches, with a maximum growth rate of 1 ft per day. 1 ft per day, if I would have the time, I'd totally make a time-lapse video of that!
''Dendrocalamus giganteus'', also known as Giant Bamboo or Dragon Bamboo, is a giant tropical and subtropical dense clumping species native to Southeast Asia. It is one of the largest bamboo trees in the world.
A very tall, large culmed, grayish green bamboo which grows in clumps consisting of a large number of closely growing culms, and reaches a height of 30-40m. Under favorable conditions, it can grow up to 40cm per day. Cultivated at low, and high altitudes, commonly in river banks,.. more
Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Feb 21, 2015. Captured Nov 10, 2014 09:14 in Palmyra Palm Avenue, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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Not the greatest video, but as it is only a 5 hour time span, quite amazing! Posted 10 years ago