Murf,
I am sure under some conditions Tonkin Cane can be and is grown for
display. It would never be economical to grow Tonkin for personal use or
making rods. A number of rodmakers have tried it.
Tony
David Murphy wrote:
Tony,
If they can grow tropical plants in Canada (greenhouse?), I'll bet
someone will figure out how to grow this specific bamboo state-side.
All that matters is that it yields a profit IMHO. Heck, I've grown
some stuff (food) in my garden that isn't supposed to grow anywhere
but its native land.
Oh...must admit my major was forest science and have always been
interested in plants. So why did I end up selling office products for
many years? It paid the bills. Pencils do have cedar in them and
paper from eucalyptus clones is now a huge biz in Brazil. ;-)
While we had chickens for a while (Lina's idea), their feathers
were marginal tying quality...good for tails and wets only. The eggs
were tasty though. Maybe Denny will let me try my hand at breeding
winger capes?
Murf
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From: Tony Spezio [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Murf,
I think that one of the universities in Pa tried it, too cold in the
winter time. It also has been tried in the Carolinas.
Tony
David Murphy wrote:
>I'll bet that particular bamboo would grow just fine if similar
>conditions were found here in the states. Florida is unlikely to be
>an area conducive to this but Pennsylvania has some areas which
>might work.
>
>
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