A Tribute to Bamboo

Tree-grass–unique in the plant kingdom

Symbol of uprightness, chivalry and devotion

Inspiration of poets, artists and philosophers

Writing material of the ancients;

the stylus of comtemporaries

Food, shelter and clothing of the people

Industrial substance of a thousand uses

Redeemer of waste places–protector of the soil.

-Floyd Alonzo McClure

Note: Dr. Floyd McClure set out on a journey of discovery in 1925 to find the source of “Tonkin” bamboo.  As he headed up the Sui River in what was then known as Canton, the bamboo changed to stiff and erect culms. Here he’d found the home of the unique Tonkin bamboo.

December 13, 2008 | Filed Under News

 

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