Bamboo Id please

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Deane
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Bamboo Id please

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Hi guys and girls , I tryed to get a Id on this bamboo some time ago but was told it would be much easyer when the spring shoots come ,well there here so any help would be much appreciated
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An uneducated guess would be Phy viridiglaucescens. It is a rare bamboo in the US but quite common in Europe so that is suggestive, plus that shoot looks unlike anything I'm familiar with personally but does look like photos I've seen for this species.
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Thanks needmore ,I does look very much like phyllostachys viridiglaucescens ,I do hope so as it's one of the Phyllostachys I don't have
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