Why did you additionally choose for planting giant bamboo?
As the fast growing woody plant the bamboo (effectively a type of grass) is very suitable in combination with teak. We did some research in close co-operation with Raymond Keogh of Coillte in Ireland based on their experiences in strong teak and bamboo regions in Asia. Therefore Giant bamboo has been planted nearby the riversides of our Río Arío. Ideally for drainage of our integral reforestation process as well… We have chosen for the species Dendrocalamus asper, Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Dendrocalamus brandisii.
Every year, all these species produce edible shoots plus high quality saleable timber culms as a by product for furniture making and construction. These very viable plantations will soon produce more than 10,000kg per hectare of superior edible shoots/year to replace part of Costa Rica’s imports. These major edible shoot producing bamboos are grown in huge plantations in Thailand, Taiwan and China totalling many hundreds of thousands of hectares, and produce salable crops of both timber and edible shoots every year!