Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

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Fothergilla gardenii Witch Alder
Fothergilla gardenii (Witch Alder). Photo © Mary Free

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Smithsonian National Zoo’s Tian Tian bites a bamboo culm in half
after rejecting the larger culm (showing nodes and hollow internode).
Giant bamboos are the tallest of grasses. Photo © Mary Free

Smithsonian National Zoo’s Tian Tian bites a bamboo culm in half after rejecting the larger culm (showing nodes and hollow internode). Giant bamboos are the tallest of grasses.