To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bamboo variety for stakes
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:14:33 -0500
At 09:30 AM 6/6/2007, Scott wrote:
what type of bamboo is the one that mail-order nurseries use to send
their trees? It's about 1/2 inch diameter and almost solid core
I don't know for sure, but it's pretty reminiscent, to me, of the
only bamboo native to the US, Arundinaria gigantea, commonly known
around here as river cane, switch cane, etc. Very common along
creeks/streams here; rarely taller than 10 ft, and seldom larger than
1-1.5" at the base.