Douglas wrote:

Hello:
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I'd like to grow big bamboo on my land in France.
(Dept 24: Dordogne, latitude 45=B0 11' 0" N, Climate zone -7 to -12 C=
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/20 - 10 F)
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I've seen a nice stand of green bamboo in Perigueux noir. The stems are=
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about 1" in diameter. Does anyone in this climate zone grow a larger=20
variety?
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Visit la Bambouseraie de Prafrance, probably not too far from you - it's =
worth it.
http://www.bambouseraie.fr/ - many of the plants in England come from the=
re. They
have a nice catalogue.


From my recollection the Phyllostachys varieties there are 3" in diamete=
r or more.

There's also some large bamboo in the botanical gardens of Montpellier, b=
ut it seems
to be just one variety.