Another bamboo species which has been reported to have incredible fast growth rates is madake bamboo phyllostachys bambusoides.
Bamboo tree growth time lapse.
For most bamboos the shooting season takes place during the spring season through early summer.
These shoots emerge out of the ground and grow in height and diameter for around 60 days.
After the 60 day period of growth the bamboo cane never grows in height or diameter again.
The time lapse video below for example also mentions a growth rate of up to 1 meter a day for the chinese moso bamboo phyllostachys edulis.
A three week period compressed into one minute showing emerging shoots of dendrocalamus giganteus bamboo.
Filmed at tropical bamboo nursery gardens sout.
In its first year we see no visible signs of activity.
The entire growth period from new shoot to a full height culm can typically be completed in 30 days.
New branches and leaves grow from the nodes of the new culm.
Bamboo produces new canes culms in the spring.
In the second year again no growth above the soil.
As the shoot elongates it develops into a new culm.
During this 60 day period it will produce limbs and leaves.
Like any plant growth of the chinese bamboo tree requires nurturing water fertile soil sunshine.