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We have established large plantation areas (about 110 hectares in 2000) which include six major edible shoot producing species, mostly Dendrocalamus asper and D latiflorus, but withsmaller plantations of Dendrocalamus brandisii, and three crossed clones of D latiflorus (hybrids).
Every year, all these species produce edible shoots plus high quality saleable timber culms as a byproduct for furniture making and construction. These very viable plantations will soon produce more than 10,000kg per hectare of superior edible shoots/year to replace part of Australia's approximately 8,000 tonnes of imported tinned shoots, and provide viable off-season exported shoots for the Asian market.
These major edible shoot producing bamboos are grown in huge plantations in Thailand, Taiwan and China totalling many hundreds of thousands of hectares, and produce salable crops of both timber and edible shoots every year!
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Bamboo World is Australia's largest plantation owner, grower, nursery supplier and technology
supplier. We have been establishing a new industry for Australia, having provided plants and
technology to the majority of bamboo plantation growers in Australia.
Plants of all suitable species and clones to suit your particular environment are available
now in plantation quantities at considerably discounted prices. (Ring us on 0266 286 988).
Visit by appointment only.