Odd Oldhamii

[Eastlandia]

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2006 shoot. half of the culm died. the other half still has the new green color. -eastlandia

[Delbenes]

Those are some interesting markings. The graffiti shows it's possible to even make a bamboo-o'-lantern. I imagine the years could be scratched into the culms near their base to graph a spread track, or help pick the best culms for construction. Where's that grove located?

[Roy]

Three pics:
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2006 shoot. half of the culm died. the other half still has the new green color. -eastlandia

Eastlandia,

Do you mean that one half of the new shoots died or half of the clump's culms died?

[Eastlandia]

The grove is in Selby Botanical Gardens...well, they have 2 groves. (Sarasota Florida)
Half of a 2006 shoot, i can tell from its color, has turned brown and died. The other half is still living... its the third picture. middle culm is half and half. -eastlandia

[Roy]

The grove is in Selby Botanical Gardens...well, they have 2 groves. (Sarasota Florida)
Half of a 2006 shoot, i can tell from its color, has turned brown and died. The other half is still living... its the third picture. middle culm is half and half. -eastlandia

When I looked at your image, I though it showed a 2 inch green culm and another light tan dead culm in the background behind it. Now I see that there is only one culm showing the half and half you indicated. I have no idea what caused it, but sometimes when a new shoot is broken off by perhaps wind damage, then you can sometimes see something like that, but I would have to say that it is somewhat rare.

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[john voss]

hurricane damage. saw alot of this in my new orleans oldhamii last year...john voss

[Knauga]

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I have been of the belief that if you get caught carving on a living object that you should be tatooed with the scientific (taxonomic) name of the object you were carving.