It was created to prevent the continuous depletion of forests. On the contrary, by harvesting the mature plants, the yield and quality of the plantation actually increases.įSC® is the leading certification scheme for sustainable wood sourcing. This happens without decreasing the number of poles per hectare! The plant does not die after harvesting (as with trees), so no deforestation. Generally 20-25% of the poles in a sustainable bamboo forest or plantation can be harvested each year. One bamboo plant consists of several poles and new shoots will grow from the mother plant every year.
These take over 50 years to mature, are increasingly scarce and often more expensive.Ĭan you imagine a growing speed of 1 meter a day? This stands in stark contrast with hardwoods. It takes the stem around 4-5 years to mature and acquire its excellent hardwood like characteristics (hardness, strength, dimensional stability). It reaches its final length of up to 20 meters within a couple of months (with a speed of up to 1 meter a day during the growing season!). The giant bamboo species Moso belongs to the fastest growing plants in the world. Moso bamboo: The fast growing hardwood alternative! Below we will explain why MOSO® is the most sustainable choice in every phase of its life cycle. With its properties comparable to hardwood, MOSO® bamboo is the ideal alternative to increasingly scarce tropical hardwoods. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing, renewable resources in the world.
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