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Switch cane?
Pat B:
The clumps of bambusa I've seen and collected from didn't get over 10' in diameter and were over 50 years old. It doesn't spread at all. The individual culms(canes) grew to about 15' and had a max diameter of 3/4". The cane walls are thick with a small center hole and there is very little, if any, indentation above the nodes like in most bamboos. Pat
cowboy:
Thanks Pat, this specimen is the one and only I've come across so far that doesn't have any indentation above the node - almost like a dowl. I'll take some pic's of the grove while I'm there.
joewaco78:
I am not seeing anything like that around here so far.. But I hope I just needa look harder!
cowboy:
I have confirmation - FINALLY ;D! This is definantly switch cane - a no brainer to all the locals down there that have been around it all their life. The groves I saw were growing in clumps, and I heard of some that was growing along a creek - didn't get any pic's of the plants but have one of the shafts I cut. This stuff is the straightest I've seen - straight as an arra (almost literally), the nodes are anywhere from 12" to 15" apart, has a very small pithy center and is strong. My quest fer arra material is finally ended ;D ;D.
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DanaM:
Looks like nice stuff cowboy, I just spent 2 hours with the heat gun
staightening red osier shafts, and thats only the first session. You southern
folks have it way to easy with that stright stuff ;D
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