Response to BAMBOO

There is a timber type variety,and several smaller,less useful types, that will survive and do well after temps of -25 F. I am pretty sure that raintree nursery carries it as my friend bought some and she has been happy with it.The only thing is that they are not cheap to get started in, but once established they spread and grow well and you have it forever. The timber type was also edible if I remember correctly, so if it started to spread you could just harvest and eat the culms that were where you didn't want them to be and have fresh bamboo sprouts.The fresh sprouts are much better than what you might have tried from a can. I lived on a place in Arkansas that had timber bamboo, and it is extremely useful stuff, as the asian peoples have shown also. To bend it into permament curves it needs to be steamed or soaked in hot water, then it holds the shape.The nice thing is that it is hollow and lightweight and so it's uses are many.

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