East Texas henon

[artie]

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[Mackel in DFW]

Those are some nice pics. I wonder who those two fellers are

[artie]

Those are some nice pics. I wonder who those two fellers are

Mackel and Randall are the unnamed bambuseros in the previous picture! We had a great time exploring this grove.
More henon...

and more...

[bambootony]

Hello Artie,
How old is that grove of Henon???
Nice Photos!!!
Too bad Henon will not get nearly that big here....

[artie]

Hello Artie,
How old is that grove of Henon???
Nice Photos!!!
Too bad Henon will not get nearly that big here....

Thanks! Finding this grove really knocked my socks off. The owner of the land told me that the bamboo was there when he bought the land 40 years ago. That would suggest the grove could be 50 years old or older. It would be interesting to find out how the henon got there. My suspicion is that it came via Avery Island after the war. It occurred to me that I should contact the History Detectives on PBS to find out how it got there.

Artie

[Alan_L]

Are there any photos that show how tall those culms are?

[artie]

Are there any photos that show how tall those culms are?

Michael is about 5'10". By my rough estimate, that makes the culms next to him about 36 ft. There are larger diameter culms in the interior of the grove.

[bodybamboo]

Where exactly is this? Can I get some directions? This is unreal!!