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Welcome To Florida State Park: Golden Bamboo

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Hello everyone and welcome to Florida state park! I am Noor Mostafa, a park naturalist who is a lover of the outdoors and would love to share with you about nature. Thank you for going to the adventure with me. There are so many species in our park and I am excited to tell all about it. I am very pleased today to introduce my favorite plant which it is golden bamboo, a scientific word for Phyllostachys aurea. Before I introduce this unique plant, I wanted to talk about invasive plants. Golden Bamboo is one of the invasive plants. Some of you know it, but others may not. It is fine, that is why I am here. Invasive plants are harmful to the environment because it has ability to bloom and spreading very quickly, which it will be damaging the …show more content…

BamBOO! Yes, we are learning about golden bamboo. Golden bamboo is tall and strong with green leaves, it can reach a height of 8 to 10 meters and always have a calming look. It is fast- growing plant that overtook the path and destroying the plants and habitats. Golden bamboo were from China, where Pandas live. In 1882, it was introduced to the United States of America in the state called Alabama. It been spreading to Southeastern United States, including Maryland to Florida, Louisiana to Arkansas, and Oregon. Golden bamboo’s stems are green, but it will turn into yellow when it is exposed to sunlight. The flowers of golden bamboo appear around 7 to 12 years, so it is very rare characteristics. It is blooming where there is full sunlight in most climates and growing in forests where sunlight can enter the landscape. It will grow faster if it has seen in moist, luxuriant soil and spreading because it is tolerant plant. When bamboo set in an area, it is really difficult to remove it. State and national agencies wanted to remove golden bamboo, they may manage or control this issue. They may mowing and making sure herbicides cannot be used. They need to cut plants as close to the ground and repeating several times because golden bamboo can

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