EBS: EUROPEAN BAMBOO SOCIETY
ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DU BAMBOU
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About EBS: The European Bamboo Society |
EBS is an informal federation of national European bamboo societies, each
of which has its own administration and membership. There is no central
administration - the society coheres through its annual general meetings,
which are held in a different country each year in rotation. |
Calendar: News & Events |
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The next meeting of the European Bamboo Society will be on Friday and Saturday, 2nd and 3rd of May 2008 at the Jardin de Planbuisson. Planbuisson is near the confluence of the Dordogne and Vezère Rivers, a stone’s throw from Le Buisson de Cadouin’s ‘Vic’ bridge and at the intersection of Périgord’s most important tourist routes. It is a completely atypical garden that can be visited in any season, as iridescently beautiful in winter, summer or autumn and has one of the largest selections of Bamboo and Graminaceae in Europe. Contact information: Jardin de Planbuisson,
Rue Montaigne, 24480 Le Buisson de Cadouin, Tel & Fax : 05 53
22 01 03
2008 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour in
Zhejiang and Sichuan Province, China 20-29 April 2008: In cooperation
with the International Center for Research on Agro-Forestry (ICRAF) 2007
bamboo tours report
Bamboo Music: Bamboo
Orchestra Bamboo Identification by Dr Chris
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Bamboo cultivation basics Bamboos are very tolerant of soil types and growing conditions, and in fact, can be planted almost anywhere. The major exceptions include regions where winter temperatures dip below minus twenty degrees F (Zone 4 or colder), dry desert conditions without available irrigation and wet areas (those soils always water-logged). With so many types of bamboo (over 1,400 have names, from regions as diverse as high mountains of Chile, floodplains of North America, tropical rain-forests, subcontinent India, and mountain forests) and native to all continents except Antarctica, it is no wonder that one can find a bamboo adaptable to most any climatic zone. Planting So, once the appropriate species has been selected, one must prepare the site for planting.Soil preparation includes loosening the soil, adding any necessary amendments, and placing the plant in the hole. This should be rather simple but is often the most overlooked aspect of the process. If the soil does not drain well, or is heavy due to clay or compaction, add coarse sand or other drainage/aerating amendments: MORE |