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Annual General Meeting EBS in Belgium
June 23 and 24, 2001 at the Royal Botanical Garden of Meise, in the Castle
of Bouchout
The program will include a series of three interesting lectures on temperate
bamboos, combined with two installations of bamboo artists, and guided tours in the Botanic Gardens, the tropical
greenhouses and open air collections, and access to the Garden Exhibit. On Sunday, June 24 we will visit the Bamboo
Collection at the Arboretum of Bokrijk and the nurseries and research facilities of Oprins Plant in Rijkevorsel.
The registration fee includes registration, lunch, coffee, informal dinner on Saturday, as well as a EBS Journal
with texts of the lectures and bus tour on Sunday. Registration fee does however, not include dinners and lunches
on Sunday. A list of hotels is included and participants are required to make their own hotel reservations.
Saturday
- 09.00-09.40
Registration of participants at the Castle of Bouchout
- 09.35-09.45
Opening address: Jan Rammeloo, director of the Botanic Garden
- 09.45-10.30
The adult heights of 52 Phyllostachys species for 8 bamboo-countries,
Robert and Jacques Van Dooren
- 10.30-11.15
Bamboo: new introductions, new possibilities, Jos Van der Palen
- 11.15-11.45
Coffee and tea
- 11.45-12.30
The future of bamboo in Europe in an agricultural perspective,
Johan Gielis
- 12.30-14.00
Lunch at the Oranjerie in the Botanic Garden
- 14.00-18.00
1. A guided tour to the living collections of plants in the
Botanic Garden in the Open Air collections and in the Greenhouse
2. Participation in the installation of bamboo art by two artists
3. A visit to the ongoing Garden Show
- 18.00-midnight (or so)
Informal dinner
Sunday
- 08.45-09.00
Gathering of participants at the entrance of the Botanic Garden,
and leave by bus
- 10.15
Visit to the Arboretum of Bokrijk with bamboo collection
- 12.00
Lunch in Bokrijk
- 14.30
Visit to nursery and research facilities of Oprins Plant, with
guided tour
- 16.30
Arrival at the Botanic Garden
About the lectures
The adult heights of 52 Phyllostachys species for 8 bamboo-countries:
Robert and Jacques Van Dooren
In the specialised bamboo literature of China, Japan, the U.S.A. and Europe a lot of new information about the
maximum possible adult heights for the Phyllostachys has been published. This lecture covers covers the lesser
known aspects of realistic adult heights of 52 species of Phyllostachys for 8 bamboo-countries and addresses discrepancies
in literature related to the speed of growth, the effect of different clones and of cultivation methods, as well
as the influence of frost damages. The relation between the maximum culm height and diameter and the importance
of the culm diameter in the presence of leaves is discussed and methods to improve culm height are proposed.
Robert and Jacques Van Dooren are well known bamboo collectors (see: .exoticgarden.net). Jacques Van Dooren
is the President of the Belgian Bamboo Society and together with Robert he has published several articles recently
on growth and behaviour of Phyllostachys in various European bamboo newsletters and journals.
Bamboo: new introductions, new possibilities
Jos Van der Palen
In the recent decade numerous new introductions of temperate bamboos have been collected and introduced in Europe.
From this large number of introductions, only a limited number will eventually be useful in our gardens. In this
lecture Jos Van der Palen will highlight some of the best bamboos for the future in our temperate climates.
Jos Van der Palen is a renowned bamboo collector who has been to China several times. His nursery and collection
in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, are very famous. In this lecture Jos Van der Palen will present information on
some recent introductions of temperate bamboos in Europe.
The future of bamboo in Europe in an agricultural perspective
Johan Gielis
Bamboo has been cultivated in Europe for nearly 200 years as an ornamental plant and has grown increasingly popular.
In a recent research project "Bamboo for Europe" 9 partners from different Europen countries have looked
into other possible uses such as the use of bamboo as an agricultural plant for use in wood industry and as a bioenergy
plants. In this project several bottlenecks related to the large scale introduction of bamboo in agriculture have
been addressed and solved.
Johan Gielis has been working professionally with bamboo for over 15 years. His main interest is bamboo biotechnology
and fundamental research. On these topics he has given lectures all around the world.
Hotels to stay
Alfa Rijckendael Hotel ***
Luitberg 1
1853 Strombeek-Bever
Tel.: 32 2 267 41 24
Fax : 32 2 267 94 01
E-mail : alfa.rijckendael@alfahotels.com
Manager : Anne Pascale Klerkx
Prices: 3.700 BEF single room/kamer/night including breakfast
3900 BEF double room/kamer/night including breakfast
Ibis Hotel ***
Romeinse Steenweg 572
1853 Strombeek-Bever
Tel.: 32 2 461 00 21
Fax : 32 2 461 04 84
Contact : Sylvie De Visscher, receptioniste.
Approximate prices
2.800 BEF/kamer/nacht (vrijdag + zaterdag + zondag) sgl of dbl
300 BEF/ontbijt/persoon
Hotel Gril Campanile Vilvoorde
Luchthavenlaan 2
1800 Vilvoorde
Tel.: 02/253 97 67
Fax : 02/253 97 69
Manager: Karen Govaert
Camp sites
Camping Diepvennen
http://www.camping-diepvennen.be/
Diepvennen
Autostrade A12
1840 Londerzeel
Tel : 052/30 94 92
Fax : 052/30 57 16
Camping De Lammekens.
Camping Grimbergen
Veldkantstraat 64
1850 Grimbergen
Tel.: 02/270 95 97
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