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	<title>Bamboo Bits and Pieces &#187; Botanical</title>
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	<description>Growing Bamboo West of the Cascades</description>
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		<title>A Bit About Fargesia nitida</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1435/a-bit-about-fargesia-nitida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 06:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bamboo Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo seeds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to describe the flowering process in absolute terms for all bamboos, but I think it&#8217;s safe to say that for the temperate clumping bamboos in the genus Fargesia, a flowering event ends with the death of the plant, and eventually for all of the plants of that species.

In the case of Fargesia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo Impostors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bamboo Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fake bamboo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dracaena sanderiana AKA Lucky Bamboo is probably the plant most frequently mistaken for bamboo.  In Western Washington, people frequently mistake Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) and Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) for bamboo as well.  Usually plants are mistaken because the stems have nodes like bamboo, the foliage has a bamboo look, or &#8220;bamboo&#8221; is part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in a Name?</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/168/whats-in-a-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[botanical names]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common names]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultivar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nomenclature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade names]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are new to bamboo and confused by the names you read and hear, this article will help you to understand some basic naming conventions, and how they apply to bamboo.  To effectively communicate with others about the identity of a type of bamboo, you use common names and botanical names.

Common name
Common names are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Soil Primer</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/590/a-soil-primer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amending soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo soils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biosolids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic fertilizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soil pH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t have to be a soil expert to grow great bamboo, but it certainly doesn&#8217;t hurt to have a basic understanding of how the soil may affect your bamboo.  This is especially true in regions where soils are poorly suited to gardening.  In this article, you will learn some basics soil characteristics and ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bamboo Growth Cycle</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/155/the-bamboo-growth-cycle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo seasons]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[culms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foliage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth cycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nodes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhizomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, you will follow the growth of Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo to learn some basics about the processes that take place in the bamboo grove over the year.  If you are brand new to bamboo, you should read Bamboo Plant Parts I, and Bamboo Plant Parts II if you aren&#8217;t familiar with the terms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo vs. Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lignified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lignin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secondary growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secondary xylem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vascular bundles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vascular cambium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vascular system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xylem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In talking to people over the years, I have discovered that many newcomers think that because it has woody stems, bamboo grows like other woody shrubs and trees.  In this article you will learn a little bit about the vascular system of wood, the process of secondary growth, and how it differs from that of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running vs. Clumping Bamboo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caespitose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clumping bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diffuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardy bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leptomorph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pachymorph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To get the most out of this article, you should understand the terms &#8220;leptomorph&#8221;,  &#8221;pachymorph&#8221;, &#8220;culm&#8221;, and &#8220;shoot&#8221;.  If you haven&#8217;t already, you can read Bamboo Plant Parts I and Bamboo Plant Parts II for an explanation of those terms.  You will also learn a couple of new terms in this article, &#8220;diffuse&#8221; and &#8220;caespitose&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo Plant Parts II</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/188/bamboo-plant-parts-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leptomorph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pachymorph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhizomes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the Soil
In this article, you will learn about two different types of rhizome, leptomorph and pachymorph.  You&#8217;ll also learn about about the roots, which are not rhizomes.  You can click on a keyword to see a picture, then click in the picture to close it.
Leptomorph Rhizome
Bamboos have underground stems called rhizomes, which transport water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo Plant Parts I</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/96/bamboo-plant-parts-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culm sheath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internode]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaf blade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaf sheath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[morphology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Above the Ground
You need to know the names of the major plant parts and have a basic understanding of what they do in order to understand how bamboo grows and understand my articles on growing and maintaining bamboo.  This is a two part article on basic morphology.  In this article, you will learn about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Bamboo?</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/75/basic-bamboo-botany/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Botanical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bambuseae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bambusoideae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grass family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poaceae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temperate bamboo]]></category>

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I know this is really basic, but I encounter so much confusion about how bamboo grows, I just have to write it: bamboo doesn&#8217;t have bark!  And, it doesn&#8217;t have bark because?  It&#8217;s a grass, and grasses don&#8217;t have bark!  If you are brand new to bamboo, that&#8217;s a key bit of info you&#8217;ll need [...]]]></description>
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