Oregon Bamboo Nurseries

Bamboo is an incredible plant that has been used in Asia for centuries for construction, cookware and all sorts of furniture, even some clothing. Go to most Japanese gardens in any area of the U.S. and there will be some stands of bamboo among the rock gardens and the streams. AmericanLandscaping companies use bamboo more and more to add an exotic flair to a planned greenscape with gardens. They generally use the clumping type of bamboo and not the running varieties, which are highly invasive. The Northwest is a prime area for growing and propagating all sorts of bamboo and there are some very well stocked nurseries and growers in Oregon, in particular. This beautiful grass--yes, bamboo is really a form of grass--is used all over the state for beautifying yards and gardens. It's everywhere. Some Oregon bamboo nurseries ship their plants all over the country and even have resources for selling furniture and poles for landscaping. "Significant efforts are underway to develop bamboo as an agro-forestry crop for the Pacific Northwest."