What's this plant?: SOLVED: Can anyone ID this bamboo?

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ltalent New York, NY November 03, 2009 03:21 PM	Saw this bamboo on the street in NYC and was impressed by how straight it was. So many of them flop over. Can anyone ID it for me? thanks View Larger
dixiegril Jesup, GA November 03, 2009 03:29 PM	I think it may be the clumping all though ,not positive. Do you have a picture of the stalks?
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 03, 2009 03:30 PM	Can you show a close-up of the culms & branches?
ltalent New York, NY November 03, 2009 06:11 PM	I don't have a close up. I only had my phone with me but I will try to get a better pic this week. It's definitely not clumping. I have some at home. The culms are straight and evenly spaced. It seemed to have red streaks up close. Let me work on getting a better shot.
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 03, 2009 07:24 PM	Hi Italent! As many details as you can provide will help with ID. An important feature of the bamboo is to see if there is a groove on the culm (stalk) right behind where the branches come out.
ltalent New York, NY November 06, 2009 08:45 PM	Well these aren't very good because I had to use my phone and the security guard did not seem to enjoy me taking photos, but maybe they will help. They are posted here. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1053238/
growin Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 09:55 PM	Definitely Phyllostachys nigra http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1793/ or possibly the cultivar 'Bory' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64094/

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