SPECIES LIST

1. Ph. bambusoides (Madake).A timber bamboo. An interesting use is in the making of Shakuhatchie flutes. For this use, the culm is harvested down in the soil to past the bulbous end where it joins the rhizome. The lower 12-18” piece of the culm, including the bulb at the end, when cured, is used to make this flute. Originally used by traveling clerics for music and as a club for protection.2. P. japonica (Arrow bamboo). Straight culms with large distance between nodes was used to make arrows in the Orient.3. Ph. rubromarginata. Culms somewhat reddish.4. Ph. dulcis (Sweet shoot).One of the best varieties for eating.5. C. quadrangularis Culms are square shaped.6. S. Palmata. Large leaves used to wrap food in.7. Ph. Angusta (Stone bamboo) Very hard culms used in construction and furniture making and perhaps to make pan-flutes?8. Ph. hetrocycla pubescens (Moso) Supposed to be the mainstay variety in China for eating.9. Ph. aurea. The most common variety in this country.10. S. kurilensis A small bamboo whose shoots need not be parboiled before using. In France it is planted in vegetable gardens.11. Ph. heteroclada. This variety can stand “wet feet” and ours is planted where our soil indeed provides this.12. Ph. nigra. Black bamboo, decorative.13. Ph. nigra henonis. A variety of black bamboo.14. Ph. vivax. A timber bamboo that grows very large in the Orient.15. H. bambusa shiroshima.16. Sasella Ramosa17. Ph. vivax purpurata.18. Ph auriosulcata spectabulus19. Ph. sicataelata