Liang Bamboo, ไผ่เลี้ยง (phai liang), ×Thyrsocalamus liang — help harvest these culms and get them for FREE!

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— UPDATE 23 JANUARY 2025 —

There are several clumps of this species with estimated more than 500 culms: BS-0001-1, -2, -3, -4 [S1, W1, W2], BS-0898 [C1].

About 5 long stems can be harvested in March/April 2025, more later in 2026.

Culm lengths are 9–12 m, basal diameter 2.5–5 cm, heavy, robust, strong, thick-walled, basally solid, without branches on the lower half of the stems.

The species, ×Thyrsocalamus liang, Phai Liang (ไผ่เลี้ยง), is indigenous to Thailand but can also be found in neighboring countries. Its stems can be used for numerous purposes, such as light construction as pillars and beams for huts, fence posts, fence rails and pickets, ladders, furniture-making, and support of climbers like beans, tomatoes, and passion fruit.

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/…