Dendrocalamus asper, Indonesian


sometimes, in deep shade, bamboo plants will put up only one new cane per year until they break through the canopy. the shot above shows the spring/summer '09 new shoot, with no leaves yet, and the one from '08 fully loaded with leaves and leaning with their weight, increasing their access to precious jungle sunshine.

Dendrocalamus brandiesii


some of them grow edible shoots and some are primarilly used for timber. most of the ones i've collected are excellent, good or fair for both purposes.

Guadua angustafolia


the tropical clumping bamboos i've collected here in the last seven years have all begun from a small cutting or potted specimen and put up larger and larger canes every year, so the biggest ones in these photos are also the youngest.