


Bamboos are giant, woody grasses which put out several full length, full diameter, naturally pre-finished, ready-to-use culms ("stems") each year. A single bamboo clump can produce up to 9 miles of usable pole (up to 12 inches in diameter) in its lifetime.
Bamboo (in the grass family) is amongst the most diverse group of plants. It is distinguished by a woody, hollow stem, complex branching and infrequent flowering.

After processing split bamboo with machines and glue, bamboo board can be produced for almost all purposes where timber is now used. Bamboo mats and slivers are hot-pressed to produce bamboo ply board. Bamboo ply board is very strong and it can be made water resistant for natural and carbonized bamboo sheets and panels. Vertical grain and horizontal grain bamboo plywood are the most prolific forms of this new construction material and it is produced as natural or carbonized in color.