That sounds like a wonderful career. I’ll try to get a photo up close!👍😊
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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? 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
Very prolific Lol!☺️
Even in the winter, it stays green and lush!
During summer, it will put out runners 20 to 30 feet away or more!😳
Oh, indeed, Phyllostschys once they're established can cover very large areas quite quickly, forming huge groves. Even though the rhizomes can spead 30 feet in a growing season, they only produce shoots (which are edible raw, by the way) once per year in the spring, and they can't survive for long if the new shoots are harvested or cut. Just mowing around them can be very effective. Yes, all the Phyllostschys are evergreen, though some species tolerate cold better than other. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
I have found that mowing is the best option!😇
They spread like aspen trees in the Gunnison Forest in Colorado. The largest living organism.
Yep, I've seen mowing work very effectively for the larger runners like Phyllostschys. You could also harvest the shoots in spring when they come up, as many species have quite a good taste. Yep, there are a few organisms like that, that can go on for many thousands of years, covering vast areas. I find it fascinating. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
Definitely fascinating!😊
The Aspen Grove in Colorado, is said to go all the way to Utah !👍😊
Very much so! Yep, some of those aspen clones can cover not only acres, but even miles, likely sprouting from seeds at the end of the last ice age. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙