Some of you may remember my mother, Marion Kundiger, who was working on a book about bamboo for children (middle school age) and was a part of this group for many years, and me asking a few years ago about some subjects for her book. She is now 97 and her eyesight is failing. Due to a series of broken bones and other health issues, she is no longer able to work on her book, though she completed the text and I was to finish it and publish it for her. I wanted to get it done three years ago but her health concerns made that impossible.
However, I am actively working on it now, and am in the process of book design and adding photo to illustrate it. I am trying to find more photos of bamboo growing in the USA.
I happened to be in Montgomery, Alabama last week and saw bamboo growing in an area behind some stores. No one seemed to know anything about it. I took photos of it and would like to know if someone can identify it for me. I don't want to say it is bamboo if it isn't.
My mother wrote a lot about the river cane that used to be so prevalent in the USA before most of it was destroyed, but I am not clear whether that was actually bamboo or a reed. I would also like to know whether what I photographed was bamboo or river cane.
Is there anyone who could help me with this?
Thank you,
Jerri Garretson
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