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bamboo/switchcane/rivercane?

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stringstretcher:
maybe these other pics will help.  See the tale end of the car, and the ramp on the trailer is 6 ft.  The man walking down the road is the owner and he is maybe 5'6" tall.

mullet:
  Hard to tell. Strip the leaves off one and get a picture of the small end. It looks like Jap arrow boo to me. But down here it gets 12 to 14" tall. Atill looks good for arrows though. Sasa has thicker walls than arrow boo.

Pat B:
I'd say it is not switch cane. Probably one of the Jap arrow boos...that is a mute point...it looks like good arrow material. Collect some, dry it and try. I usually bundles of cane to dry but others just lay it down in a flat surface.     Pat

artcher1:
Take and fast-track several pieces to see what you got there Charles. After harvesting wait about a week and then remove it's rind with a scraper. Since you have to use a heat source to remove moisture for straightening be sure to relieve steam pressure between nodes by drilling a small hole at the leaf stem area. Probably after a week and another heat session you'll have a very good idea of what you've got.

You get that info I sent you about the inserts?-ART B

cowboy:
That looks exactly like what I harvested down south of Houston! I thought it was switch cane but found out otherwise - kinda thinking Jap arrow boo also. Where are you??

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