Phyllostachys meyeri

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tallgrass
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Phyllostachys meyeri

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Does anybody have any pics of Phyllostachys
meyeri shoots? are they similar to Aurea shoots?
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Re: Phyllostachys meyeri

Post by David »

I've got a mature grove of Meyeri, and the shoots do resemble aurea, but that's where the similarity ends.
Meyeri is taller, and the wood much stronger than aurea.

I'll try to take a pic of the shoots, and I will post it in the Bamboo picture area.
David Arnold
Middle Tennessee Bamboo Farm
USDA zone 6b
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