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Bamboo

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#87694From: Marion H brownOct 5, 1993 4:42 PM
I was wondering, does anyone have any idea as to where I can buy some Black Bamboo or Giant Bamboo plants? I have some "Black" now that I bought for $40 a piece and they aren't Black but mottled – a different variety entirely. Thank you, Marion. Read action !
#87915From: Albert AdelmanOct 6, 1993 2:13 PM
Black Bamboo comes up green and gradually turns black. It might be, if the culm (cane) is this year's growth that it is black bamboo turning black. There is a mottled variety (much prized in Japan) call Bory which is mottled. There are several Giant bamboos, a temperate bamboo, Phyllostachys pubescens, and the tropical Giant Timber Bamboo, Bambusa oldhamii. I sell Black Bamboo and the temperate bamboos mentioned above. If you leave me an E-mail message with your name and address I'll send you a booklet on bamboo and a price list. Read action !