Well, this answers a question about the bamboo that was on my late brothers land, ands the canes I call it on my daughters land.. The stuff on my brothers land would grow up OVER 50 ft tall, and3-5 inches in diameter at the base.. You could actually HEAR it growing on a still summer night over there.. it would grow up to a fot a day.. he had several owners of Asian resturants come there and ick the very young bamboo shoots to go in their food...The "cane" as I call it on my daughters land, hardly ever reaches over 20 feet, and about 1 1/4" diameter is the biggest it gets.. Most are 10-12 ft, and we hang them upside down in big oak trees with a weight tied on the end so it will dry straight, then, take the dried stuff and go over it with a hand held propane torch.. Then shellac it (I think this is what all we did, cause it was when I was a kid when Daddy did all this).. Anyway, he'd then put an eyelet on th esmall end, and sell the "cane poles" to bait shops around here.... So it is a totally different species to make fly rods????? I was wondering about that... Thanks , Chuck BTW, the orientals woul dmake a flute type instrument out of the big stuff that grew at my brothers.. Can't remember what they calle dit, but the Chinese name I could not even pronounce anyway LOL
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] bamboo > Ginger, > It has been tried in Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas, It will grow > but it is not the same. The bamboo used for making bamboo rods comes > from a small area in China. It is known as the Tonkin Provence if China. > The basmboo is known as Tea Stick Bamboo or Tonkin Cane. This bamboo > grows on the windy mountains and from what I understand this is what > gives it it'd strength. > Tony > > Allen,Ginger M wrote: > > > I was wondering. Couldn't we grow our own bamboo (like down here in > > florida) to make bamoo rods? > > > > Ginger M. Allen > > Senior Biological Scientist > > Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator > > www.MasterNaturalist.org <http://www.masternaturalist.org/> > > University of Florida/IFAS > > Southwest Florida Research & Education Center > > 2686 State Road 29 North > > Immokalee, FL 34142 > > FAX 239-658-3469 > > PH 239-658-3400; SunCom 974-3400 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > >
