Good morning everyone, I need some help finding a chart or table or any information at all on the maturity rate of various hardwood trees. I am a graphics designer at an architectural firm and have been tasked with making some misc. signage at a LEED accredited school that we have designed. One of the signs which I am making points out the use of bamboo flooring in various areas and I would like to show a graph comparison of how quickly bamboo grows compared to other hardwoods. Problem is, I know bamboo takes up to three years to mature but I have no clue as to how long other hardwoods take to mature. Thank you so much for any help, Jason p.s. I pride myself in my google searching skills but this one has got me stumped (no pun intended).
Bamboos are grasses rather than true woody plants, including those called hardwoods. Rate of all depends on what specific kind it is and how it is affected by conditions of each planting site. Trees raised from seed will also vary in vigor due to their individual genetics, some species often producing specimens of markedly varying habit.
Stepper, because of what Ron says, it would be hard to tell you the rate of maturity for hardwood trees. I have trees seeded from the same stock that have different rates of growth on my modest property. However, if you look at some field guides for trees, you'll find some that will give you height at maturity, and expected age range. Someone in the lumber industry might be able to give you approximate ages of harvestable trees.
