With almost 100 bamboo varieties Sunsport is home to the 4th largest public bamboo collection in the U.S.

Tropical clumping bamboo from all over the globe. Some as tall as 100 feet and with culms as wide as 12″. Many of the bamboo varieties yield delicious shoots prized as culinary delicacies. Some are so sweet and devoid of bitter cyanide they can be eaten raw.
Some are strong like steel and can be used to build beautiful structure.
Some are mottled and can be used to make beautiful furniture.
The various culms come in many colors: Green, Yellow, Blue, Black, Orange, White, Grey, Striped, Mottled, Hairy or Powdered.
Of notable beauty and wonder are the new shooting culms that emerge in the spring and summer and their varied covering sheaths that come in a myriad of colors and patterns.

Spiritually, bamboo symbolizes resilience, flexibility, strength, and longevity,representing the ability to bend without breaking, while its hollow core signifies emptiness and openness to wisdom (Taoism/Buddhism). It embodies virtues like modesty, integrity, and good fortune, often used in Feng Shui for positive energy (Chi/Qi) and bringing luck, harmony, and prosperity.