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My obsession with bamboo will proceed for a few years yet. I don't have the shots which will assuage my lusting soul. Not going to get them in Australia either, bamboo is illegal here. Bamboo is amazing, it's one of the few plants that grows so fast you can, with some species, literally watch it grow if you are prepared to sit there for half an hour. It does not deplete the soil, it does not require pesticides or fertiliser, it grows fast from a root mat so harvesting doesn't slow new growth down. It can be made via lamination into square standard wood, which is beautiful, I've got some furniture made from it. It can be made into cloth! Which has amazing thermal and comfort properties. it can be made into multi storey building scaffolds and musical instruments. Bamboo ROCKS. This here is a hand held close up, no macro, just the detail I could get under constrained lighting conditions with my F2.8 lens.
Enjoy.
Mikel.