Help Identifying this small, unusual variety

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Franco
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Help Identifying this small, unusual variety

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Can anyone identify this - I can't even be sure it's bamboo. It is very unusual:
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Zone 6a/b
Winter low to -18C (0F)
Summer high to 32C (90F)
Frost-free from late-April to late-October
http://www.BambooInCanada.blogspot.ca
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Re: Help Identifying this small, unusual variety

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Greetings, you have Shibataea kumusaca, possibly S chinensis but most likely the S kumusaca. A nice bamboo that I quite enjoy!
Brad Salmon, zone 12B Kea'au, HI
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Re: Help Identifying this small, unusual variety

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Thanks! That one really had me stumped. It seems to be quite hardy but it is a slow grower for me. Very unusual leaf shape, leaf spacing, and open growth habitat.
Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Zone 6a/b
Winter low to -18C (0F)
Summer high to 32C (90F)
Frost-free from late-April to late-October
http://www.BambooInCanada.blogspot.ca
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