Life is much akin to the growing process of the chinese bamboo tree.
Chinese bamboo tree growth process.
In its first year we see no visible signs of activity.
It may take weeks.
Like any plant growth of the chinese bamboo tree requires nurturing water fertile soil sunshine.
These shoots emerge out of the ground and grow in height and diameter for around 60 days.
Clumping bamboo species tend to spread slowly as the growth pattern of the rhizomes is to simply expand the root mass gradually similar to ornamental grasses.
Chinese bamboo is very strong the bamboo tree is one of the hardest materials in the world despite of how it looks such that it has strength greater than that of steel additionally it can endure being way.
The fifth year you continue to water and fertilize the seed and then take note.
During this 60 day period it will produce limbs and leaves.
And when it does it will grow in remarkable ways.
Chinese bamboo reminds me a lot of living a successful life.
The story of the chinese bamboo tree is a great parable that we must all remember as we are trying to climb our way towards success.
Just like any plant we must plant the seed in fertile soil and continually water it.
Bamboo produces new canes culms in the spring.
So long as you keep watering and fertilizing your dream it will come to fruition just like the chinese bamboo tree.
It may take months.
It may even take years but eventually the roots will take hold and your chinese bamboo tree will grow.
It s obvious that the bamboo was growing underground the whole time without visible evidence but it was growing.
We ve seen this happen so many times.
After a few days you ll start to see the plant grow and become stronger.
The bamboo tree is the most renewable plant because of its ability to grow at a fast rate the moment it gets harvested it begins to grow.
It was developing the solid root system necessary to support the height and weight of the bamboo stalk for a lifetime.
The story of the chinese bamboo tree.
After the 60 day period of growth the bamboo cane never grows in height or diameter again.
It is often discouraging.
Bamboo doesn t experience secondary growth like trees or most flora.
Sometime during the fifth year the chinese bamboo tree sprouts and grows ninety feet in six weeks.
The chinese bamboo tree teaches us success lessons on patience faith perseverance growth development and most surprising of all human potential.
The two general patterns for the growth of bamboo are clumping and running with short and long underground rhizomes respectively.