— UPDATE 27 MARCH 2025: All remaining bamboo poles have been reserved for someone and cannot be offered to anyone else. —
— UPDATE 26 MARCH 2025: 50+ bamboo poles are still available, mostly with 2.5–3.0 cm basal diameters. —
— UPDATE 25 MARCH 2025: All cut bamboo poles are still available. —
100+ stems of a Bambusa cf. rigida from China, ไผ่ริกิดา (phai rikida), were cut on 24 and 25 Mar. 2025 and are offered FREE of charge. The stems are up to 8.8 m long (most are 4 to 6 m long), 1.5–4 cm in diameter (mostly 2.5–3.5 cm), moderately thick-walled.