Hi Nick, given what looks like Yucca whiplei (sic) behind spaceman,
it may be carrizo aka the cane native to parts of the lower Colorado
Desert. What it looks like to me is Arundo donax (sic) which is a
nasty f-ing invasive non native. If so, pulverize all of them.
Along with their ^&^%$# brethren tamarisk!!
Dave in half-burned chaparral SoCal. Glad my crib is non-toasted!!
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Boersema" <picknick@...>
wrote:
>
> I think it is in the grass family just as bamboo is but I don't
think that
> that is bamboo.
>
>
>
> NIck
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Spaceman
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:55 PM
> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [papercreters] Bamboo
>
>
>
> Here are some pictures, perhaps you can identify the variety from
them.
>
> http://files.
> <http://files.starship-
enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboointhemixer.jpg>
> starship-enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboointhemixer.jpg
> http://files. <http://files.starship-
enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo1.jpg>
> starship-enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo1.jpg
> http://files. <http://files.starship-
enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo2.jpg>
> starship-enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo2.jpg
> http://files. <http://files.starship-
enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo3.jpg>
> starship-enterprises.net/papercrete/bamboo3.jpg
>
> I looked around the net, didn't find enough information to tell the
> difference between several varieties. Man, some types are
expensive! Would
> love to have some of that Japanese Timber Bamboo, 75' tall and 6" in
> diameter.
>
>
>
>
> Spaceman
>
> All opinions expressed or implied
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>
>
>
> Garth & Kim Travis wrote:
>
> Greetings,
> Which bamboo please? Did you use the culms or just the stalks on
the
> leaves? I am planting a bunch of different bamboos this year, a
real
> education, but fun.
> Bright Blessings,
> Kim
>
> Spaceman wrote:
>
>
> I just recently mixed a load with bamboo leaves and stalks. The no-
tow
> behind mixer handled it pretty well, but didn't make it as small as
I
> would like, leaving fibers several inches long in the final
product. It
> looks like the pc will be good and strong when it dries. It is in a
> 4x4x1 block that will take a while to dry.
>
>
> Spaceman
>
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> upon receipt of new facts.
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