Once-in-a-century dwarf bamboo flowering linked to rodent population outburst and disease outbreak. Findings offer clues on how forest ecosystem changes affect organisms that live there ...

Dwarf bamboo plants can be a little sensitive when it comes to water levels, so when growing indoors, it's best to plant them in a container with a lightweight, well-draining soil blend.

An event that occurs only once every 120 years, the large-scale flowering, seeding, and dying of dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis), has been found to provide ideal breeding conditions for Japanese ...

The large-scale flowering and seeding of dwarf bamboo is a rare event. This plant phenomenon is called masting, and the next one is not expected for more than 100 years.

The rare, once-in-a-century large-scale flowering of a dwarf bamboo species may trigger a population boom of the Japanese field mice, leading to forestry damage and disease outbreaks, according to a ...

Dwarf bamboo (Sasa borealis) exhibits masting behavior in wide areas. Masting behavior means a plant collectively flowers and seeds at regular intervals to overwhelm predators and maximize ...

A favorite of bamboo lovers in mild areas is Dwarf Buddha’s Belly, a 15-foot gem with a moderate growth rate. It’s hardy only into the upper 20s but slowly recovers from lower temperatures.

Bamboo Is About To Flower For The First Time In 120 Years. It Could Be A Disaster Every 120 years it flowers, ... or dwarf ramet production apparent," the team added in their paper.

On Sept. 18, 2009, during the eighth World Bamboo Congress, the participants officially declared Sept. 18 as World Bamboo Day to coincide with a renowned Nobel laureate and India’s former ...

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