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HARVESTING
BAMBOO BOOTCAMP
Timing is essential in proper bamboo
harvesting
Period of DORMANCY
LOW sugars
WEAK FIBERS
HARVESTING
IMMATURE WILL COLLAPSE DURING
DRYING
BAMBOO
JEOPARDIZES SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPPEMENT OF
PLANTATION
4 GROWTH STAGES
MATURITY
ON AVERAGE, 10% OF ANY
RATIO GIVEN CLUMP CAN BE
SAFELY HARVESTED EACH
YEAR
Bamboo Species commonly
used in Construction in the PH
PHASES
end of the night (4-6am)
HANDLING
Some bamboo can be up to 25m long, cut to
APPROPRIATE size before transporting