Can culm height be estimated from shoot diameter?
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JohnC
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Can culm height be estimated from shoot diameter?
I'm curious to know if there is any relationship between culm final height and initial shoot diameter.
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RE: Can culm height be estimated from shoot diameter?
Not really. The older a grove is, the taller a culm with a given diameter will grow, partly because in an established grove the shoot has to grow up through the existing bamboo canopy, and partly because an older grove has a greater store of energy to pass along to a growing shoot. Also different species have different height to diameter ratios.