Re: [GBlist] bamboo for towel rail

["Paul Rufo" <toisan@ilhawaii.net>]

Aloha Jim,

Thank you for the additional information on P. amabilis. I have heard a lot
about Tonkin cane but I was unaware that it was P.amabilis.

I saw a lot of that in Guangdong Province. I have head about it in China
where it is more commonly know as tea bamboo.

I saw bundles after bundles of the culms being packaged for export. I saw it
used as wall  and ceiling cover and as furniture pieces. The other quality
that make it so useful is it ability to flex. We saw it used in a similar
manner as rattan.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Foster" <j.foster@nwtitc.org>
To: <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>
Cc: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 5:52 AM
Subject: RE: [GBlist] bamboo for towel rail


> >From the Texas Chapter of the American Bamboo Society
> (http://www.bamboo.org/ChapterPages/TexasChapterInfo.html) There are many
> links and references that might be able to help you.
> Pseudosasa amabilis (Tonkin cane), Chimobambusa marmorea and Bambusa
> textilis:
> The next bed contains three species. The first tall bamboo is Pseudosasa
> amabilis. This was recently renamed by taxonomists and was formerly known
as
> Arundinaria amabilis. It was given the name amabilis by F. A. McClure, an
> early plant explorer, because he thought it to be very lovely. The common
> name of this bamboo is Tonkin cane. In its native habitat of China, Tonkin
> cane covers vast hillsides, reaches 50' tall, 2 1/2" diameter and can
handle
> 10°F. It likes full sun, and enjoys twice as much rain as we get in
central
> Texas. It is a very useful bamboo, straight, thick-walled, with
> non-prominent nodes, and is THE bamboo which is used to make bamboo fly
> rods. Like all plants, bamboo needs proper space to reach full capacity,
so
> don't expect to see a 50 foot tall culm in the small space allotted to
this
> plant. This was originally planted on April 24, 1998.
>
>
> Jim Foster
> 2579 S. Loop 289, Suite 210
> Lubbock, TX 79423
> (806) 745-3973, Ext. 225
> www.nwtitc.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Rufo [mailto:toisan@ilhawaii.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:13 PM
> To: Sacie Lambertson; greenbuilding@crest.org
> Subject: Re: [GBlist] bamboo for towel rail
>
> Aloha,
>
> I saw in China a bamboo that is commonly known as "tea" bamboo. The specie
> is Pseudosasa amabilsis , common is southern China. It would be great for
> your use since it has very little taper,  it has long internodes and is
very
> flexible.
>
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sacie Lambertson" <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>
> To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 7:32 AM
> Subject: [GBlist] bamboo for towel rail
>
>
> > Has anyone had any experience using bamboo for a towel rail?   I've
found
> > only one source in the United States that sells lengths of bamboo, but
> > they also note that I should expect their bamboo to split.  I have
several
> > bamboo ladders I bought when we lived in Thailand that have not split so
> > I'm wondering if there is something I can do to avoid this.  I would
> > appreciate being informed of more US sources for bamboo as well---the
> > sticks that are used in gardening and fencing are not suitable for my
> > purpose.  thanks,  Sacie Lambertson
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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