This relative of bamboo grows 20 to 30 feet tall in a year’s time, producing more biomass per acre than almost any other plant on earth.

As a grass, bamboo grows much faster than wood.

Though adoptable to a wide range of soils, the common bamboo grows more vigorously on moist soils.

Bamboo lemurs prefer damp forests where bamboo grows.

Golden bamboo grows well in full sunlight or partial shade.