Bamboo Rediscovered, Growing and Using Non-Invasive, Clumping Bamboo
by Cusack, Victor
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0959588981
- ISBN 13
- 9780959588989
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Trentham, Victoria : Earth Garden Books, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Cusack, Victor. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Card cover corner are bumped Just when you are growing used to the idea that hemp is the world's most versatile plant, along comes bamboo to lay claim to the title. Bamboo is used throughout Asia for food, furniture, household items, musical instruments, and much, much more.
In the western countries its use has been limited to speciality items such as garden stakes, but increasingly it is drawing attention as a renewable form of fibre. This practical and authoritative text shows how to grow clumping bamboo varieties in any climate. Readers will also learn: -- How to grow your own bamboo timber plantation-- How to harvest bamboo shoot for the kitchen-- How to make bamboo furniture and fences. You will even learn how to make your own pan flute. B & W photos & illustrations
In the western countries its use has been limited to speciality items such as garden stakes, but increasingly it is drawing attention as a renewable form of fibre. This practical and authoritative text shows how to grow clumping bamboo varieties in any climate. Readers will also learn: -- How to grow your own bamboo timber plantation-- How to harvest bamboo shoot for the kitchen-- How to make bamboo furniture and fences. You will even learn how to make your own pan flute. B & W photos & illustrations
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53302
- Title
- Bamboo Rediscovered, Growing and Using Non-Invasive, Clumping Bamboo
- Author
- Cusack, Victor
- Illustrator
- Cusack, Victor
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0959588981
- ISBN 13
- 9780959588989
- Publisher
- Earth Garden Books
- Place of Publication
- Trentham, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 95
- Keywords
- Grasses & Bamboo bamboo, gardening, tropical plants
- X weight
- 110.000 kg
- Size
- A4 (300 x 210mm approx.)
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