culm. The jointed stem of grasses.
cultivar. A specially developed agricultural plant variety.
curing. Holding potato tubers under warm, humid conditions that favor wound healing.
Culm An upright flowering stem from a rhizome; stem of grasses and sedges.
Cultigen Any plant arising from cultivation and not the wild.
Cultivar A cultivated variety; does not occur naturally.
The culm is a bamboo's main stem or trunk, which is usually hollow except at the nodes (figure A), the points from which lateral branches emerge.
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(AS. sceth, shell or pod) a protective covering; lower part of leaf enveloping stem or culm.shoot search for term- n. (ME. schoten, to shoot, dart) a young branch which shoots out from the main stock.
Running bamboos offer temperate gardeners a wider variety of culm and foliage colors, sun tolerance, and height ranges, but their aggressive rhizome systems must be contained within a physical barrier, ...
While mature stands often branch for just the top one-third of the culm, younger plants tend to have branches right down to the ground, giving your bamboo a shrubby look.
It is a very easy material to work with, and a specialised culm-splitting tool facilitates some of the work. There are many ways of making screens.
Bamboos that are grown for their height and culm character are more aesthetically pleasing and mimic greater age if the lower portion of the culm, or stem, is bare of branches.
Only the first emerging shoots of bamboo are edible and the must be harvested just as the culm is emerging in April and May. Even waiting a day will make them too tough and unsavory for eating.
It's used as food, building material, animal fodder, ornamentation and screening. They are recognizable by their nodes, the joints between the hollow segments of the branch or culm, as shown in the photo.
 See also: Plant, Bamboo, Clump, Grow, Native
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