Lathi Bans (Bamboo)
Dendrocalamus strictus
India's most widely planted solid bamboo — the workhorse of the bamboo economy.
Pack size
Minimum order quantity: 1 kg · GST invoice provided
Bulk & project pricing available · Pan-India delivery
About Lathi Bans (Bamboo)
Dendrocalamus strictus is the most extensively cultivated bamboo in India, valued for its solid, strong culms used in construction, pulp, agarbatti sticks and furniture. Hardy and drought-tolerant for diverse sites.
Sowing & pre-treatment
Soak 12–24 hours
Specifications
- Botanical name
- Dendrocalamus strictus
- Germination rate
- 90%
- Purity
- 95%
- Seeds per kg
- ~35,000
- Sowing season
- From April
- Collection year
- 2026
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Low to moderate
- Soil
- Well-drained; tolerant of poor soils
- Maturity
- 4–5 years to first harvest
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