wannabRN
6th December 2005, 11:06 AM
These photos were taken at the Memphis Zoo (http://www.memphiszoo.org/) the day before Thanksgiving... November 23. 2005. at the Memphis Zoo.
The reason I went there was to see Bamboos :) and I did found whole lot of them, then of course I got to see the Panda Bears as well...
Phyllostachys nigra - Black Bamboo
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/527/thumbs/NigraGrove.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2603&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/527/thumbs/NigraG1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2602&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys aurea - Golden Bamboo
There are lots of Phyllostachys aurea bamboos all over the zoo. They are also easy to tell, I only have to look at the base of the culms and I will see some of them have compressed internodes on the culms.
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/503/thumbs/PhAurea4.jpg
See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2601&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys aureosulcata - Yellow Groove Bamboo
I also found a lot of Yellow Groove bamboos
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG4.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2600&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG2.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2599&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2598&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YellowGroove.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2597&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Arundinaria gigantea
There are also whole bunch of Arundinaria gigantea, the reason I know them is because I have some of them in my yard...
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2596&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2595&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea2.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2594&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea3.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2593&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys vivax ??
There were also some young and good looking green bamboos I can't ID I think they are young Vivax but I am not so sure may be you can tell...
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/534/thumbs/Unknow.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2592&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/534/thumbs/Unknow1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2591&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
The reason I went there was to see Bamboos :) and I did found whole lot of them, then of course I got to see the Panda Bears as well...
Phyllostachys nigra - Black Bamboo
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/527/thumbs/NigraGrove.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2603&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/527/thumbs/NigraG1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2602&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys aurea - Golden Bamboo
There are lots of Phyllostachys aurea bamboos all over the zoo. They are also easy to tell, I only have to look at the base of the culms and I will see some of them have compressed internodes on the culms.
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/503/thumbs/PhAurea4.jpg
See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2601&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys aureosulcata - Yellow Groove Bamboo
I also found a lot of Yellow Groove bamboos
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG4.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2600&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG2.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2599&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YG1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2598&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/520/thumbs/YellowGroove.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2597&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Arundinaria gigantea
There are also whole bunch of Arundinaria gigantea, the reason I know them is because I have some of them in my yard...
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2596&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2595&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea2.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2594&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/543/thumbs/Arundinariagigantea3.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2593&cat=500&ppuser=1416)
Phyllostachys vivax ??
There were also some young and good looking green bamboos I can't ID I think they are young Vivax but I am not so sure may be you can tell...
http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/534/thumbs/Unknow.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2592&cat=500&ppuser=1416) http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/data/534/thumbs/Unknow1.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2591&cat=500&ppuser=1416)