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Rivercane in northeast?
Hillbilly:
Paul, that looks like some kind of Phyllostachys bamboo. There are several different ones that are naturalized, it's all over around here. It makes decent arrows, but not as good as rivercane, bambusa, or Jap arrow bamboo. Here is the USDA map for rivercane distribution in Tejas:
PS-I packed your box of rivercane up this morning, I'll put it in the mail Monday.
jamie:
staver ive been told there is a cane in fairfield county along the merrit parkway areas. i try to avoid going to southern ct. ;D where are you located? there are also various types of bamboo that has escaped from landscapes. most of the growth we have is phragmites though. it makes an arra but very light and fragile. much better choices to be had. dogwood, hazel, lots of viburnum, blueberry and maple plus many maore.
Pat B:
Here are a few pics of switch cane(Arundinaria tecta) that grows along our creek. I just took these pics a few minutes ago so they are a bit dark. If possible I'll try again tomorrow. In the first pic the switch cane is mixed in a shady area with other plants. It has the lance shaped yellowish leaves. The next pic is part of my personal arrow cane patch. I should get about 50 canes from this patch this winter. ;D Pat
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Hillbilly:
Pat, the little clump of switch cane I dug at your place a few months ago is still hangin' in there. It died back some, but it's still got a few leaves. That's some of the better cane at your place that I've seen anywhere.
Staver:
Thanks for all the info out there. I'm new to this site and it sure is cool to get great feedback from all you guys! ;D I think it is phragmites that I got and not cane, but I guess I'll just have to build from it and see what happens.
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