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enya_34 Madison, WI Jun 05, 2009

I was looking through hardy bamboos and came across a reference to Phyllostachis nuda:
"Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. Not tolerant of winter winds. P. nuda is the true "stone bamboo"."
What does it mean "true 'stone bamboo'"?

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Metrosideros Keaau, HI Jun 06, 2009

Hi Enya, several author's refer to Phyllostachys nuda as being the hardiest bamboo of the Genus. But, Phyllostachys angusta is referred to as being Sha Chu (Chinese) or "Stone Bamboo". This is due to it's hard culmwood which is used to make fine furniture.

Phyllostachys nuda does not have industrial quality culmwood and is generally used for fishing poles and plant stakes.

Which author is calling P. nuda the true stone bamboo?

Aloha, Dave

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enya_34 Madison, WI Jun 07, 2009

Dave,
Thank you for the explanation. Now it makes perfect sense to me - stone referred to the hardness of wood.
I found the note here http://www.bamboo.org/SpeciesSourceListPages/SpeciesTableP.html

edited to correct spelling error

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Metrosideros Keaau, HI Jun 07, 2009

Thanks Enya, interesting that they dubbed Phyllostachys nuda with that name, considering that it's culmwood is not of high quality.

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