Handicraft Manufacturer Material Sourcing – Finding Bamboo

Trung Hoa is proud to be a trusted manufacturer of Handicraft products made in Vietnam for over 20 years. As the world is developing at an unprecedented pace, we believe Trung Hoa, as a supplier and manufacturer, also has to strive for innovation and change. A part of what we focus on innovating is material input. The outlook of natural material cultivation changes daily as discoveries are made. A better input makes a better offering, thus, building stronger partnerships. For this, we headed out in search of new bamboo sources in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam.  

Bamboo grows in harsh environments

Unlike other plants, bamboo can grow in any land: from garden land to upland fields, from stream banks to high mountains. In particular, bamboo can withstand all harsh weather, green bamboo groves are a barrier to protect people from the ravages of nature.

All about bamboo harvest

Harvesting bamboo is one of the important steps to using bamboo. Reasonable bamboo harvesting not only helps to make good use of bamboo materials, bringing economic benefits but also contributes to preserving the natural environment.

Choose bamboo

We only harvest mature bamboo. Bamboo regenerates every year, so every year new young trees are growing, forming a bamboo forest that is not the same age. Therefore, when exploiting, it is advisable to choose to cut down old trees so that young trees can grow and develop smoothly.

The right time to harvest bamboo

The time of harvesting bamboo greatly affects the durability of bamboo and the growth of the forest.
In the rainy season, the water content in the bamboo trunk is high, if the bamboo is cut down, it is often very quickly damaged by termites. This is the growth stage of bamboo, so the metabolic activity of the tree takes place strongly. If it is cut, the solution that flows from the wound has a lot of nutrients, which is easy for bacteria to penetrate, causing root rot, and affecting the growth of the whole bamboo bush. In addition, at this stage, young shoots appear, so extraction can damage the buds.
At the end of the dry season, the starch content in bamboo is at its highest, so harvesting at this time increases the risk of bamboo borers.
Therefore, the reasonable time to harvest bamboo is at the end of the rainy season – the beginning of the dry season. At that time, the stem has low moisture, better use value, does not affect the young shoots, and is easier to exploit and transport.