can anyonne help identify this bamboo, clumping or running?

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cperry911
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can anyonne help identify this bamboo, clumping or running?

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can anyone help identify this bamboo, clumping or running? im thinking its clumping since its real close but not sure. thanks
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Re: can anyonne help identify this bamboo, clumping or runni

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Does it have Sulci? A sulcus, which is latin for 'furrow', is a groove running along alternate sides of the culm where the branches formed. If it does have sulci, it is in the Phyllostachys or Semiarundinaria genus, and both are running types. Semiarundinaria will have sulci at the very top of the culms, and not in the middle. Hibanobambusa also have sulci, but there are only a few species in that genus (it is also a runner).

Being that you live on Whidbey Island, it is highly likely that it is a Phyllostachys and thus it is a runner. Phyllostachys and Pseudosasa bamboos (also a runner) are the most common types of bamboos found in the PNW. The two most common species of those found in yards here in the PNW are Phyllostachys aurea and Pseudosasa japonica. My bet would be on Phyllostachys aurea, AKA: Golden Bamboo, complete with the very common and classic PNW himalayan blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) growing through it in your photos.
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