Botanically Phyllostachis spp. bamboo belongs to the Gramineae family and is a type of grass. The genus Phyllostachis is widespread in southern China and is cultivated there on a large scale in short rotations of 3-8 years.
The “wood” that is processed is the lateral fabric of the bamboo poles. The bars are cut lengthwise and the resulting lamellas are pressed into panels. While the core of the stalks is often very soft, sometimes even hollow, the outer tissue has a high density, which ensures the strength of the plants. The outer edge zone is particularly dense and fine-pored. The outer layer forms a woody tissue that approaches the hardness of olive. A typical characteristic of bamboo are the nodes, which recur with clear regularity, on which leaves used to grow and which represent fiber compaction after processing. These nodes, which recur at intervals of 20.25 cm, are one of the main characteristics of bamboo.
The density is specified as 0.75 t/m3 at a wood moisture content of 12%. There are consistent reports of low swelling & shrinkage of correctly dried material and good dimensional stability. Different drying processes (hot steam treatment) produce a light brown variant to the normal light yellow base material. This “steamed type” is processed as an alternative to natural yellow bamboo.
The Brinell hardness of both products is specified as 40, the modulus of elasticity as high as 20,000 N/mm2.
Bamboo is not weather-resistant.
Parquet, also offered as furniture boards in interior design and veneer
GOTTWALD (1970) Wood identification of the most important commercial timbers
Note: according to the latest findings, but excluding any liability
