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Guys I want to start a cane thicket like we used to have in Kentucky. This is the scientific and common name of what I'm looking for.
Arundinaria gigantea
Common Name: River Cane or Canebreak bamboo

I have 50 acres of river bottom land and a 5 acre slough and want to plant some on a levy and anywhere else it might grow. I want it for many reasons.
1. habitat
2. old fashion cane fishing poles for my kids
3. to make fishing structures

I am open to other species of bamboo only if it is a native American species. I do not want to let loose something that can hurt the environment.

Any information would be great!!

Any Western KY fella's got some good old fashion River Cane that I can get a start off of??? Anywhere between Owensboro Ky and KY lake. I'll come dig it. You will be welcome to use anything I can grow once it is established.