Re: bamboo identification

Charles Manoras wrote:
> "Phil Lostachys" <bambou@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:12c08sfa7cr1d98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>This appears to be a japanese bamboo.
>>Can anyone among you identify it?
>>Thank you.
>>
>>http://cjoint.com/?htfcOnKxnc
>>http://cjoint.com/?hte4kWMkaj
> 
> 
> Very, very interesting species indeed.
> 
> Not knowing much if anything I dare to suggest
> 
> Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' (Giant Gray Henon) ????
> 
> which is common in Japan as per
> 
>  http://www.lewisbamboo.com/henon.html
> 

It's not the giant timber bamboo is it?
Interesting growth on it as well,.......... some sort of fungus?

JP