This. I'd HIGHLY recommend selling the rhizomes online too. As a native species it is far more ideal to use in the US than the more often used foriegn bamboo which grows taller, thicker & faster then spreads like wildfire taking over that ecosystem. Ppl have a hard time erradicating bamboo growths too & are forced to use harsh chemicals. Most often ppl use bamboo as a privacy barrier on their property or they just like the look of it & want a bamboo growth. Nearly always they don't know what they're getting into. IMO Giant River Cane is much more ideal in this sense.
Don't know if anyone monitors this. Could you send it out to places that are trying to rejuvenate streams in the mountains. I have been watching videos on the cliff dwellings in the southwest. All the hiking in and out there is no river cane. Yet it was used as thatch in the roof construction. It has disappeared here. I imagine that it was everywhere before.
Canebrake is a very good charcoal input. In other parts of the world leaf matter from cane is used as livestock fodder. Decrotave-potted cane sell on the web sales from $20 to almost $100 per well pant. Cane is now ell know to sequester CO2. Bamboo related (cane is now being actively researched) for "green" efforts. Please contact American Bamboo Society for the latest cane&bamboo R&D. It is a very ecologically good plant...as the native American's can attest to.
We are growing it as part of or permanent museum display at Long Mountain Living History Center. I hope ours does as well as yours has done. My last visit to Tahlequah, I learned to make darts for blowguns and I already have a rubber groundhog for a target! Thanks for everything you do there.
I would certainly buy some of the culled or refuse river cane if it was sold, I am trying to make my own arrows, and it would be nice to use for the arrow shafts
Pretty upsetting the amount of cane that has taken over the river bottoms of my property on Lee creek. This has affected the movement of fauna through the area and also has a negative impact on turkey populations.
"Forgotten Fires" by Omer Stewart describes how fire management was a MAJOR tool used by Indigenous Peoples to manage things like cane overgrowth. See the work of Dr. Lyla June Johnston.
I recently read that prescribed burnings were a common practice to help with this. Have you heard the same? Was there an issue with the red tape/cost of burning?
Question: As it is also called "american bamboo" and it is a true grass, does it produce enough seed to use as food as does the "wild rice"? I do know that the seed of ALL true grasses are edible. Some more for animal feed rather than for humans. But I am curious as to how much and size of the seed the river cane produces.
I'm not sure but I do know that almost all other bamboo produce seeds very very rarely. The more common way it is grown is via cuttings from larger plants.
@@BManStan1991: Found it! It's biological name is "Arundinaria gigantea". It can grow to 30ft high and has many building uses and is a food source. Especially for rudiment animals which include cattle, goats, and sheep. It does seed but not as much as other grasses, taking up to 10 years before it will flower. But, when it does, they report that it flowers all at once. Now, I want to grow a brake. Oh, the most common propigation is done by the rhizomes.
I live in the northern Ca mountains and build bows and arrows. We have a lot of dogwood and creek cane. Creek cane is an excellent arrow shaft. I have taken many deer and turkey with stone points , creek cane and my rattlesnake backed hickory bow. I am now getting into English style longbows or D shape. I have built 5 so far. Very nice bows but my native bows are quick, light and 3x more accurate.
If they knew anything about permaculture they would have just chopped and dropped.They would have saved lots of time and effort also they would of added nutrients to the ground vs taking nutrients out.
I expect the cut cane will go to good use in school science projects like the narrator mentioned plus the creation of traditional crafts like basketry and arrows. Making and selling such items helps preserve and promote Cherokee culture.
Using machines and chains saws in a cane patch...hardly a traditional approach, the old folks just use a knife. Roger and Shawna harvesting yunega methods.
Start selling the rhizomes online...people would readily pay to have local species verses asain bamboo. And it could turn into funding.
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Agreed
Agreed. I love bamboo and would like it even more if I could plant species native to America.
This. I'd HIGHLY recommend selling the rhizomes online too. As a native species it is far more ideal to use in the US than the more often used foriegn bamboo which grows taller, thicker & faster then spreads like wildfire taking over that ecosystem. Ppl have a hard time erradicating bamboo growths too & are forced to use harsh chemicals.
Most often ppl use bamboo as a privacy barrier on their property or they just like the look of it & want a bamboo growth. Nearly always they don't know what they're getting into. IMO Giant River Cane is much more ideal in this sense.
I’d love to get some!
Don't know if anyone monitors this. Could you send it out to places that are trying to rejuvenate streams in the mountains. I have been watching videos on the cliff dwellings in the southwest. All the hiking in and out there is no river cane. Yet it was used as thatch in the roof construction. It has disappeared here. I imagine that it was everywhere before.
Canebrake is a very good charcoal input. In other parts of the world leaf matter from cane is used as livestock fodder. Decrotave-potted cane sell on the web sales from $20 to almost $100 per well pant. Cane is now ell know to sequester CO2. Bamboo related (cane is now being actively researched) for "green" efforts. Please contact American Bamboo Society for the latest cane&bamboo R&D. It is a very ecologically good plant...as the native American's can attest to.
We are growing it as part of or permanent museum display at Long Mountain Living History Center. I hope ours does as well as yours has done. My last visit to Tahlequah, I learned to make darts for blowguns and I already have a rubber groundhog for a target! Thanks for everything you do there.
I would certainly buy some of the culled or refuse river cane if it was sold, I am trying to make my own arrows, and it would be nice to use for the arrow shafts
Shoot I’d buy some!!
That's something muse for art and supplies I'm in a bad mood hot as he'll in texas. Chief :(
Pretty upsetting the amount of cane that has taken over the river bottoms of my property on Lee creek. This has affected the movement of fauna through the area and also has a negative impact on turkey populations.
Ihiya
Musical instruments reeds can be made out of this beautiful plant
Why not do a controlled burn it like they did for thousands of years?
"Forgotten Fires" by Omer Stewart describes how fire management was a MAJOR tool used by Indigenous Peoples to manage things like cane overgrowth. See the work of Dr. Lyla June Johnston.
Fire might be an easy way to renew the stand?
I want to buy some to try and grow here.
Arrows!
I just planted some in central NC. Hope it does well
River canne was here first....
nice
I recently read that prescribed burnings were a common practice to help with this. Have you heard the same? Was there an issue with the red tape/cost of burning?
Do you sell any of that?
I like to water that and use it for artwork and craft bamboo artwork.... Wtf
I'd be MORE than happy to accept any of the "refuse"/cast-offs you don't want... I have definite uses/needs for them... Just mail 'em to me... LLLOL
Question: As it is also called "american bamboo" and it is a true grass, does it produce enough seed to use as food as does the "wild rice"? I do know that the seed of ALL true grasses are edible. Some more for animal feed rather than for humans. But I am curious as to how much and size of the seed the river cane produces.
I'm not sure but I do know that almost all other bamboo produce seeds very very rarely. The more common way it is grown is via cuttings from larger plants.
@@BManStan1991: Found it! It's biological name is "Arundinaria gigantea". It can grow to 30ft high and has many building uses and is a food source. Especially for rudiment animals which include cattle, goats, and sheep. It does seed but not as much as other grasses, taking up to 10 years before it will flower. But, when it does, they report that it flowers all at once. Now, I want to grow a brake. Oh, the most common propigation is done by the rhizomes.
@@sonofeloah great info!
I live in the northern Ca mountains and build bows and arrows. We have a lot of dogwood and creek cane. Creek cane is an excellent arrow shaft. I have taken many deer and turkey with stone points , creek cane and my rattlesnake backed hickory bow. I am now getting into English style longbows or D shape. I have built 5 so far. Very nice bows but my native bows are quick, light and 3x more accurate.
Do you have any UA-cam videos on how to make the native bows?
If they knew anything about permaculture they would have just chopped and dropped.They would have saved lots of time and effort also they would of added nutrients to the ground vs taking nutrients out.
I expect the cut cane will go to good use in school science projects like the narrator mentioned plus the creation of traditional crafts like basketry and arrows. Making and selling such items helps preserve and promote Cherokee culture.
Using machines and chains saws in a cane patch...hardly a traditional approach, the old folks just use a knife.
Roger and Shawna harvesting yunega methods.