Beautiful my friend!π
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Thanks a lot, amigo! Beauty abounds here, of which I have thousands of photos! π π π β¨ π€
That's one of the largest bamboos in the world, that can reach 120 feet tall, with culms a foot in diameter. Let's see what else I've got for you! π π π β¨ π€
Very impressive, bamboo my friend!π€
I have a yard full of the smaller variety of bamboo, it sends out runners everywhere !
You have to be careful it will overtake everything !π
Indeed it is, especially up close! Cool! At one point in my life I was planning on becoming a botanist specializing in the woody bamboos, and I grew hundreds of species and varieties for a while. It's most likely some species of Phyllostachys, Semiarundinaria, Pleioblastus, Sasaella, or Sasa. If you send some photos (of the culms, branches, and culms sheathes), I could likely identify it. Indeed, the temperate runners can form vast forests, groves, and thickets! I know them well! π π π β¨ π€
That sounds like a wonderful career. Iβll try to get a photo up close!ππ
It was pretty amazing while I was in that world. My life took a radical shift, however. Bamboos are still like old friends to me. From your photos, while I can't determine the specific species, it is a member of the Phyllostachys genus, which are running bamboos from China. With how long the internodes are, and how narrow the nodes are, I at least know which species it isn't...lol! If you find any of the culm sheaths (they are connected to the culms when the shoot comes out of the ground, and they fall off once the culm hardens off sufficiently), take a photo of those, as for Phyllostachys that's the quickest and easiest way to identify the species. How does it do through the winters there? π π π β¨ π€
Very prolific Lol!βΊοΈ
Even in the winter, it stays green and lush!
During summer, it will put out runners 20 to 30 feet away or more!π³