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[Evan <kodama@riseup.net>]

Since Bamboo rarely sets seed, and when it does it's usually followed by the 
death of the stand, I doubt anyone gets a consistent seed crop of bamboo. 
That said, I think last year horizon herbs had some bamboo seed, perhaps they 
still have some in stock...

I imagine the best way to get the bamboo cart rolling is to search your area 
for stands and dig up new shoots or buy (expensive) nursery stock and start a 
stand from which you can propagate new shoots after a couple of years. It 
wouldn't surprise me if some botanical garden down there had a bamboo 
collection.

Best,
Evan


On Mar 14, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Chris Carnevale wrote:

> There is a great article on bamboo in the NY Times Opinionator blog today: 
> "In
> Africa’s Vanishing Forests, the Benefits of Bamboo."
> 
> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/in-africas-vanishing-forests-the-benefits-of-bamboo/?partner=rss&emc=rss
> 
> On this topic, does anybody have a good source for bamboo seed in the USA?
> Any experiences worth noting growing bamboo from seed?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Carnevale
> Charleston, SC
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