▁is ▁very ▁long , ▁last ing ▁roughly ▁ 1 2 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Us es ▁In ▁Asia , ▁m ada ke ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁preferred ▁b am bo os ▁for ▁construction ▁and ▁furn iture ▁manufact ure . ▁Its ▁properties ▁also ▁make ▁it ▁useful ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁traditional ▁Japanese ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s : ▁▁ ▁Both ▁m ada ke ▁and ▁m oso ▁b am bo o ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁sh ak uh achi ▁fl utes ▁ ▁The ▁hair less ▁and ▁flexible ▁she ath s ▁of ▁m ada ke ▁- ▁known ▁as ▁take ka wa ▁or ▁taken ok awa ▁- ▁make ▁it ▁apt ▁for ▁wrapping ▁food , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁bar en ▁wood block ▁printing ▁tools . ▁ ▁The ▁uniform , ▁plain - col our ▁she ath ▁of ▁the ▁variety ▁k ash iro d ake ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁to ▁we ave ▁the ▁cover ings ▁of ▁some ▁get a , ▁known ▁as ▁t at ami ▁om ote ; ▁however , ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁the ▁variety ▁used ▁is ▁a ▁different ▁and ▁unknown ▁species , ▁grown ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁ble ached ▁to ▁be ▁plain ▁in ▁colour . ▁ ▁The ▁long ▁intern odes ▁and ▁equally ▁long ▁fib res ▁of ▁the ▁b am bo o ▁make ▁it ▁ideal ▁for ▁traditional ▁basket - we aving ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁fans . ▁ ▁Ph yl lost ach ys ▁b amb uso ides ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁as ▁an ▁orn amental ▁plant ▁in ▁temper ate ▁zones ▁world wide , ▁with ▁numerous ▁cultiv ars ▁being