Sunday, April 15, 2018

Fox in the Bamboo Grove





4 comments:

Lucas Machias said...

What kind of Bamboo?

PBurns said...

Some kind of clumping kind. Not very fast spreading. Was here when I arrived, in 20 years has maybe tripled in size.

Lucas Machias said...

non native?

PBurns said...

Almost certainly Asian. There are three kinds of bamboo native to north America, but our natives are more of a reed than a fishing pole, if you know what I mean. This stuff is 2-3 inches across and about 30" feet long; a bit too narrow for a bong, but good for stilts or a fence. When I thinned it a few weeks ago, I set aside long pieces (9 feet or so to use for a possible fence. Not sure I need a fence, but....