White Cloud Bamboo, ไผ่เมฆขาว (phai mek khao), Bambusa × Dendrocalamus (artificial intergeneric hybrid) — help harvest these culms and get them for FREE!

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— UPDATE 18 SEPTEMBER 2024 —

BS-0725 [E1]: about 10 long stems can be harvested, diameter 4–7 cm.

BS-0726 [C3]: about 10 long stems can be harvested, diameter 3.5–6 cm.
BS-0079 [N4]: about 5 long stems can be harvested, diameter 4–7 cm.

The species: Bambusa sp. × Dendrocalamus sp., intergeneric hybrid, Phai Mek Khao (ไผ่เมฆขาว), White Cloud Bamboo, BS-0725 and BS-0726, introduced from China, grows well in the Chiang Mai area. Culm length to 16 m, basal diameter to 7 cm, heavy, robust, strong, straight, thick-walled, without branches on the lower two-thirds of the stems.
The stems of this hybrid can be used for moderate-heavy to heavy construction purposes, such as pillars and beams for huts and small houses.

Culm harvesting requires your assistance as described in → this post.

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For more information about this species, see “The Bamboos of Thailand”:

https://sites.google.com/view/bamboos-of-thailand/…