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["Amy Little" <amylittle@hvc.rr.com>]

I used to know an Oregon Tilth farmer who grew several varieties of bamboo 
for sale to farmers. If you go to Oregon Tilth you could find her.


-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of David Muhl
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 6:29 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Article: "In Africa’s Vanishing Forests, the 
Benefits of Bamboo"

Hey Chris,

I'm certainly not a bamboo expert, but my understanding is that most bamboo 
is propagated by division (rhizomes).  In the past, I've taken bamboo that 
has grown a full season in, say, a 5 or 15 gallon container, then quartered 
it in the spring once temperatures are favorable.  You could conceivably get 
even more (but smaller ones) by growing out individual rhizome buds.  There 
could be quite a few if you're digging up a field grow specimen.  Then you 
could start these in gallon containers or something about that size.

Since bamboos (doesn't matter what species) rarely flower (maybe once in a 
person's lifetime), and the same species will flower worldwide all within a 
2-3 year window, the odds of finding legitimate seed (what you're looking 
for) are slim.  If anyone else knows otherwise, I'd like to find out also!  
Even if you do find some, I understand that when you grow them out, there is 
quite a bit of variability in their appearance (nothing like the parent 
plant).  There are also restrictions on the importation of bamboo into the US 
(not sure why).

Good luck whatever you decide to do.  

~Dave 

--- On Wed, 3/14/12, Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com>
> Subject: [permaculture] Article: "In Africa’s Vanishing Forests, the 
> Benefits of Bamboo"
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7:21 AM 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-f
> orests-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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