This is a very exciting clumping bamboo that I got from my neighbor just 5 years ago, and only within the last 2 years has needed a lot of pruning. I rarely consider that I prune it though, because it has so many uses that I try to keep it pruned just by using it.
Horses, sheep and cows will browse the leaves, thought I don't have any herbivores right now so these will just return to the ground.
Of course the most exciting uses for these large bamboo species is woody construction. These bamboos don't last as long as the guadua angustifolia that I have shown you in the past, but they do fine for almost 18 months before drying up and turning back into soil. This makes them perfect for temporary structures like roofs, fences or tendidos for hanging crops.
BONUS: 10 SBI units for anyone who can help me identify the scientific name for this bamboo that we locally call macana!
Cheers!
My theory? That properly designed and adapted agroforestry systems can out compete monoculture strategies in every variable, including calories/acre, profitabliltiy/acre and sequestration per acre.