— UPDATE 6 MARCH 2025: All bamboo poles were picked up today; no longer available. —
20+ stems of a black-stem Gigantochloa species from Phetchabun, Thailand, ไผ่ดำลำตัน (phai dam lam tan), Thai Black Solid Bamboo, were cut on 6 Mar. 2025 and are offered FREE of charge. The stems are 2.5–6 m long, 2.5–6 cm in diameter, basally thick-walled or solid.