There are around 1400 species of bamboo spread throughout the world’s temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions. They grow from sea level to high mountainous regions and can be successfully grown in a range of climates, from coastal California to Minnesota, New England, the British Isles, and continental Europe. Versatile bamboos are both ornamental — they have striking foliage and come in variety of colors and patterns — and practical for providing screening and privacy and controlling erosion. They also play an important role in modern society : As a rapidly renewable resource, bamboos are an environmentally conscious solution for homes, gardens, construction, and manufacturing.

The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bamboos covers 35 genera of bamboos in cultivation and describes more than 300 species and cultivars. Each entry includes the plant’s maximum height, maximum culm diameter, light requirements, and minimum temperature tolerated. Includes 300 color photographs for easy identification. Packed with all the authority of an encyclopedia in a pocket-size format, the Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bamboos is a perfect reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.

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2 Responses to “Timber Press Pocket Guide to Bamboos (Timber Press Pocket Guides)”

1. Matt G. Colson says:

   November 20, 2009 at 12:00 am

   A good book thankfully written by an American. Many of the books about bamboo are very good, but sadly written by English authors about how bamboo performs in Great Britain. That’s not usually very helpful for American bamboo enthusiasts. Not many parts of the US have a similar climate to the one found in Great Britain. This book is written about bamboo performance in the US. It has pictures of bamboo taken in the US and it is very concise. I liked it a lot and found it to be very helpful!
2. A. J. Williams says:

   November 2, 2009 at 12:00 am

   This wonderful guide book has 100′s of beautiful images and concise informative descriptions to many excellent tropical and temperate garden bamboos available today. It will help you decide which bamboos will grow and thrive in your garden zone and where to find them at the local bamboo nursery or through mail order. The pocket guide is for the average gardener who may not have grown bamboo before and for the collector who can’t get enough. The author has listed several species very new and rare to cultivation along with the more readily available common types. The guide is a “must have” for anyone who loves bamboo and has an interest in trying to grow this amazing and ancient plant. For the enthusiast an excellent companion book is the author’s previous release “Bamboo for Gardens.”