The pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 were all taken at the original stand in February, or around the first of May of the same year when the boo was shooting. Picture 6 and 8 are from my yard where I planted it in 2003. These were topped at about 7ft. to facilitate moving them. The small branches in these pictures grew out of previously dormant nodes in the spring of 2004 and are not typical of the original stand.
From picture 5 you can see most of the stand. It is around 25-30ft, notice the light pole to the left in the image. The largest culms that I have seen which I recorded this past spring are a little over 2.5 inches, and are between 30 and 40ft.
Two things I thought were unusual were that some of the smaller older culms had a zig-zag habit, and as the culms aged they started to get spots all over them. I thought the spots were due to mildew or a fungus from the area or soil they were in which is a little swampy behind the stand, but the two year old culms in my yard are also showing the same spotting. The spots can be rubbed off but reappear after a time. so maybe it is nothing.
The culms in direct light turn yellow those in the center of the stand stay a dull green. Some other characteristics the culms have small vertical ridges but are otherwise smooth. I think I have bored everybody enough here are the pics. What do you think it is?
