OMG! How fascinating! Funny, bamboo came up in a conversation with a girlfriend. We talked of difference between bamboo and hemp. She felt hemp had a lot more uses and could grow easier in many different places. They make a lot of stuff now, like fabrics out of bamboo. I wonder how they do it if it does not seed more often?! Anyway fascinating. Some friends here in France have a huge closer on their property. It is very beautiful.