Bamboo from Ebay?

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jb106
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Bamboo from Ebay?

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Anybody gotta clue? The seller on ebay who posted this doesn't!!!
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Careful with bamboo in ebay. Be even more careful about ordering seeds...
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Ask the seller when it produces shoots (the dates, not just "spring"). Ask what part of the country they live in. Ask if they have any photos of the shoots. Ask them to rub one of the culms up and down -- does it feel rough going up and smooth going down?
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It's probably phyllostachys auresulcata aureocaulus, but it is a gamble to buy from a lot of eBayers, or aliexpress sellers especially if they don't know what they are selling.
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Considering they took the image from this page:
http://www.shweeashbamboo.com/Phyllosta ... aulis'.htm

I'd guess they really have no idea. Ask for a photo of their plant, not somebody else's!
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