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| | BAMBOO's LIKES & DISLIKES |
 | | There are more than 2,400 different species of bamboo, approximately 60 of which will grow in the Northeast (zone 6). |
 | | Within this group are several distinct families: Phyllostachys, Fargesia, Pleioblastus, Arundinaria, Sasa, Bambusa, Semiarudinaria, Sinobambusa, Thamnocalamus, Indocalamus, Psuedosasa, Shibataea, Sasaella and Yushania |
 | | Bamboo culms: Reprinted from Bamboos, Recht and Wetterwald, Timber Press, Swavesey, Cambridge, UK 2000 Page 33. |
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