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A moso bamboo canopy in Shunan Zhuhai national park (Sichuan province, China). Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is a giant grass capable of adding up to a metre per day, making it one of the fastest-growing plants. This temperate bamboo reaches harvestable size in just five years, so as new shoots are formed annually, the fully grown culms can be harvested each year, which opens up the canopy for younger plants to reach maturity. Eucalyptus trees take 15 years before they are harvested and conifers such as pine, fir, spruce and larch about 40 years. (Photo by Heather Angel/naturepl.com/LDY Agency)
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