However the chinese bamboo tree is slightly different.
Chinese bamboo tree growth.
In the second year again no growth above the soil.
One type of the chinese bamboo plant has been recorded to be the fastest growing plant ever recorded.
Sometime during the fifth year the chinese bamboo tree sprouts and grows ninety feet in six weeks.
It is often discouraging.
In one day the tree can grow up to 35 inches which can be converted to 1 5 inches per hour.
Each year the tree is fertilised cultivated and watered and still no growth is visible.
We seemingly do things right and nothing happens.
In fact in a period of just five weeks a chinese bamboo tree can grow to a height of 90 feet.
In the second year again no growth above the soil.
Like any plant growth of the chinese bamboo tree requires nurturing water fertile soil sunshine.
While most trees grow steadily over a period of years the chinese bamboo tree doesn t break through the ground for the first four years.
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.
The third the fourth still nothing.
The only thing visible above the ground is a little bulb with a small shoot coming out of it.
It is possible to actually see a bamboo tree growing in front of your eyes.
To stand strong the bamboo grows and develops its root system for 4 long years so it can support the whole structure and weight above ground when the day comes.
Here are several important lessons i have discovered that are illustrated by the chinese bamboo story.
In its first year we see no visible signs of activity.
Wikipedia suggests that the tree has been measured to grow 122 cm 48 inches in a 24 hour period and can reach a maximum growth rate of 99 cm 39 inches per hour for short periods of time.
In its first year we see no visible signs of activity.
In a six week period the chinese bamboo tree grows to a staggering ninety feet tall that s right ninety feet tall.
The third the fourth still nothing.
The tallest tree ever recorded was 130 feet in europe.
Then in the fifth year an amazing thing happens the tree begins to grow at an astonishing rate.
After a few days you ll start to see the plant grow and become stronger.
The chinese bamboo tree is planted after the earth is prepared and for the first four years all of the growth is underground.
Just like any plant we must plant the seed in fertile soil and continually water it.