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According to Bailey (Stan. Cyclo. Hort.), more than 200 species of bamboo are recognized, varying in size from a few feet to more than 100 in height. The tender, young shoot growth of many of these species is used as food, in the United States mainly in Chinese dishes.
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Bamboo is useful in many ways, and its value as a "vegetable" should be discussed. Bamboos are woody stemmed perennial grasses, usually evergreen where adapted. There are 700 or more species of bamboo, ranging in height from 1 to 100 feet or more. In the U.S.
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Forest Products Research and Development Institute botanist Dr. Ramiro P. Escobin predicts that the little known Philippine climbing bamboos may be the next important source of raw materials for the handicraft and furniture industries.
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