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cngodles
3rd July 2007, 08:27 AM
Here are the Bambusa Arundinacea Seedlings.

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Mark Meckes
19th July 2007, 05:11 PM
Hi Clint,
Here's yet another bamboo that had a name change a few years ago. :eek:
Dendrocalamus arundinacea = Bambusa bambos

Bambusa bambos - Giant Thorny Bamboo
Fast growing, thick walled, soft wood. Used in papermaking in India.
Lower branches are long, wiry and armed with thorns.
Maximum Height: 100ft (30M)
Maximum Diameter: 7" (17.8cm)
Minimum Temperature: 30F (-1C)
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Source - American Bamboo Society 2007 Source List