A beautiful green bamboo with ocassional zig-zags in some of the canes. These differ from those seen in other species such as P.aureosulcata in that the zig-zags are more curved than angular and can occur high up on the culms. Shoots are very good to eat on this species. My grove only gets a very few hours of sun but seems to be doing well, just not growing as fast as it would with more sun. The lack of sun has caused the bamboo to send out extremely long rhizomes, 20 to 30 feet away from the main grove.

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One of the best bamboos for screening. FREE SHIPPING. It has leaves all the way down and the canes grow very close together forming a dense barrier. This bamboo is commonly found in urban areas in the southeast. It flowered several years ago and many groves died. However, many clones didn't flower and you can still find Arrow Bamboo in yards and alleys all over the city. There is a very large grove of Arrow bamboo downtown (behind the famous 16th street Baptist Church of the civil rights era). With somewhat large leaves it has a tropical look but is very cold hardy. I've seen this bamboo pruned to 8 feet and it formed a very dense screen even though it is only a couple feet thick. Definitely the best bamboo for a 10 to 15 foot screen. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing and watering during dry spells will speed things up. It is supposed to be somewhat tolerant of salt spray and is found growing along the gulf coast in many areas. . Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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Very erect, dark green culms. The new shoots are some of the prettiest in the spring - light violet and buff striped. Very cold hardy and grows well is partial shade as well as sun. Mine has some 2 inch culms this year even though it gets only dappled sun where it's planted. I saw a grove at Steve Rays that was out in the open and formed a beautiful, fan or vase shaped grove. Bamboo comes in many shades of green and this shade has a unique beauty. Tall, slender looking canes are another characteristic of this bamboo.

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This form of Black bamboo is a little smaller and is "supposed" to be more cold hardy. Not enough evidence yet to support this claim. It does darken up a little quicker than regular Black but not significantly. It will be awhile before we have this available in any quantities. Limited availablility - call.

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We also have Black available in field specimen sizes. Please call about prices. One of my most popular bamboos, the canes start out green and over several months they turn dark black. During the process of turning the canes have a beautiful, green and black mottled appearance. This sells out quickly as I usually only have a few available each year. We have a good supply for 2009 but these go fast. Demand always seems to outstrip supply.

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Another great bamboo for screening. This resembles Arrow Bamboo but withlarger leaves growing low to the ground and canes very close together, however it only gets about 6 to 8 feet tall. This also makes a good indoor bamboo. Shade and drought tolerant, it is very cold hardy.. We have plenty of this bamboo in stock. I have many smaller but only a few of the larger sizes available. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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Beautiful yellow culms with green grooves. Some leaves are lightly variegated with cream stripes. My ten year old grove has multiple 2 inch culms this spring. When the new canes first leaf out the color is just incredible. . The grove is planted near a wooded area and is spreading into the woods at a rate of at least 10 to 20 feet each year. This bamboo was the first really expensive bamboo I bought. It was mail order from California and the single cane was bent and broken. I called the shipper, they recommended a splint and the sad, little plant has turned into an extensive grove of Castillion with many canes over 2 inches in diameter. I will have to cut some of the larger bamboo canes soon as they have begun to invade my Hibanobambusa tranquilans.

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Same as the species above only slightly smaller. Just as cold hardy too! An ideal smaller bamboo, David Bisset is a very fast spreader. Without some type of control it can cover a very large area in just a few years. My grove was planted in an area that has power lines overhead and was chosen because of the shorter heigth. We recently had our powerlines placed undeground so it's no longer a problem. It grows dense like the species above. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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This bamboo will get to a height of about 10 to 15 feet in zone 5, 20 feet in zone 6, and 30 to 40 feet high in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. One of the more cold hardy species, this bamboo is hardy to -15 F. In time this makes a good screen as the canes grow very close together. There is a grove at the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC that is just incredible, so dense it's difficult to squeeze into the grove. Fast growing and spreading, it will make a screen in just a few years. I first saw this bamboo at Steve Ray's nursery and was so impressed I went home and started my own grove. I haven't seen many groves of this bamboo but it seems so distinct I feel it would be easy to spot. The way the canes grow so slender and close together give it a tropical look. It is one of the fastest spreading, running bamboos. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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New leaves in the spring are a beautiful yellow-green with green stripes. I usually mow it down in the winter allowing a flush of new growth in the spring. One of my favorite bamboos! There is another form of this species that lacks the greenstripes (P. viridistriatus 'Chrysophylus') that is also available. Both are fast growing groundcovers. I have a couple groves of the non-stripe variety planted along my drive. The recent burial of our powerlines cut right through the middle of one of the groves and I'm curious to see how it recovers this spring.

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This bamboo has dark, somewhat bluish-green canes that tend to stay very erect (not bending over). Spreads fast and makes a very pretty grove. This bamboo has high quality timber. Canes are ideal for crafts and construction.

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This bamboo will likely suffer some damage in zone 5 during the winter and won't get over about 15 feet tall. You can expect 30 to 40 feet in zone 6, and 40 to 60 feet high in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. This is a beautiful bamboo with very distinct, bluish gray culms. It is a giant bamboo with culms that can get to over 4" in diameter. With it's ghostly look and high quality timber this is one of my favorites bamboos. Probably one of the easiest to spot and identify from a distance. There is a grove in Birmingham that has spread through the back yards of several homes, following a small creek. They seem to love the bamboo as most keep their part of the grove well groomed. The canes have high quality timber for crafts and construction. My grove came from a huge old grove on the river. The owner was removing bamboo, trees, and everthing else growing there. I got some plants and lots of roots. I happened to get the roots at just the rigt time of the year and many sprouted. I cut a huge Giant Gray cane at the same time. It was about the maximum size, 4 and 1/2 inches in diameter and I used it one year to mount a television antenna (pre- sattelite TV days).

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This one will grow in heavy shade! With huge leaves (24" by 4") this is a very different looking bamboo. Extremely cold hardy, this one will grow in total shade! Gets about 6 to 8 feet tall, forming a mound of leaves. Looks like no other bamboo I've seen. Ideal for erosion control as it spreads rapidly, even in shady areas. I've planted several #2 size plants in a bend of a creek that had started to erode and it has stabalized very nicely after 3 years. This bamboo is ideal for a very dense, low growing screen. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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FREE SHIPPING This bamboo will get to a height of about 15 feet in zone 6, and 30 feet or more in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. This is the bamboo that we used for fish poles when I was a kid. The compacted, distored nodes at the base make it easily identifiable. These make a perfect handhold for the fising pole! One of the more common bamboos in the southeast, this was popular on farms for fishing poles and bean pole stakes. It grows and spreads extremely fast. It can be one of the more agressive bamboos in a warm climate but less so in zone 6 and colder. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and warmer. One of the best bamboos for screening, it has limbs down close to the ground and forms a very dense grove that is difficult to penetrate. It may suffer some cold damage or leaf drop in zone 6. Try to plant in a protected area and mulch heavily if you are concerned about the cold. Not recommended for areas where the temperature drops below zero regularly. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo.

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Looks like regular Golden Bamboo.

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Looks like regular Golden Bamboo but the yellow canes have a beautiful green stripes that alternates from one side to the other at each internode. Sort of the opposite flavenscens-inversa above.Doesn't get quite as large as regular Golden but has the same look with compacted nodes at the base of the culms.Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo.

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On Sale. Buy 2 of the #3 size plants for $130 - You save $30 off regular prices and shipping is always free at jmbamboo. We apply discount when your credit card is processed.This great screening bamboo is often overlooked. It's a little different with long, thin leaves looking much like a giant grass. This is an often overlooked bamboo for screening. My grove is about 10 feet in diameter and I'v kept it that size by mowing around it regularly. It is too dense to see through and is close to 15 feet tall. We have lots of this species available. They are large plants with some of the most extensive root sytems I've seen. This fall when I cleaned up and organized my plant holding area, I had to cut many rhizomes on these that had grow out of the pots and throught the ground cover fabric.

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Very similar to the type (Arrow) but has swollen nodes on the lower portion of the culm hence the name. Somewhat similar in appearance to Buddha's Belly Bamboo. My three groves of this bamboo have never gotten as tall as the species - P.japonica. This species is much less agressive than many other runners. My plantings of this have never reached over about 10 feet in heigth and have covered only a small area along my driveway. I have another grove at my sister's home that is planted in a great location but it too has been slow to spread and after several years it averages only about 10 feet in height and the grove only has a couple dozen canes. With it's large leaves, unique, swollen canes, and shorter heigth, this bamboo is ideal as a house plant.

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This a fast grower and spreads quickly. With large leaves this bamboo has a very tropical look. My oldest planting is 5 years old and has reached about 12 feet in height. This plant is very agressive and my be getting out of hand. I will cut it back a good deal this year to help keep it under control.

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Houzeou is a form of P.viridis which is a bright green bamboo. This one is also but has a yellow groove on alternating sides of the canes. Like the species, P.viridis, this has the pigskin like texture. The yellow sulcus, or groove, has more of an actual opaque yellow color than a semitransparent gold like Yellow Groove bamboo has and of course it gets much larger. The extra cold hardiness makes it a good choice for a giant bamboo in a colder climate.

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Another giant bamboo, this has canes that are very large in diameter in proportion to their height. The shoots are some of the best for eating. Supposedly this bamboo is one of the few that will grow in damp areas. This is one of the more cold hardy species, staying green down to -15 F. My grove of Incense bamboo has done quite well and has a distinct look. This has proven to be surprisingly popular bamboo. I've sold out over the last two years even though I had a good supply. We have a grove of this which is just beautiful. The canes have a stought, strong look.

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This little groundcover bamboo has large, dark green leaves that turn white along the margins in the fall. It grows well even in the shade. It's always surprising when the leaves develop their white borders over a couple of weeks time each fall. This bamboo works great at controlling erosion and is another one of my favorites. The back of our dam has a very large grove of this species. A few years ago during heavy rains our pond overflowed the spillway and completely submerged this bamboo with no damage. It helped save our dam. It often proves difficult to transplant but we've managed to pot up a good supply.

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This has some of the most erect and straightest culms of any of the Phyllostachys. Culms are a beautiful blue, green color. High quality timber for crafts and construction. My grove is planted in a very exposed area oven to north winds coming across the pond. The grove of P.glauca next to it often suffers a lot of top kill but the Makinoi never does.

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One of the tallest pleioblastus, it can get to 20 feet in Height. Very straight culms, non-prominent nodes, with long narrow leaves. A good bamboo for fishing poles and crafts due to the straight culms.

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Similar in looks to P. aurea (Golden bamboo) without the irregular nodes. Strong, straight canes, great fishing poles. This bamboo is a good choice for screening and has proven to be more cold hardy than P.aurea. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a good bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo fast. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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Smallest ground cover bambooThis is about the smallest bamboo you can grow. It use a line trimmer to keep this one at about 3 to 4 inches and it spreads like Bermuda grass. This heigth keeps most weeds out of the bamboo so it has a nice look, almost like a mown lawn. It is spreading out in a sunny area where I have large clump grasses. It will eventually cover the area like a lawn between the different grasses and bamboos.

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Largest of all the temperate bamboos, the culms can reach 7 inches in diameter. I've stood in a mature grove of this bamboo and it was awesome. Dark and still, it was like being in a jungle. Tiny leaves and giant, down covered canes make this a striking bamboo. The canes flare out at the bottom and the nodes get closer and closer together giving them a unique look. It is used for both eating and poles. China and Japan have giant forest of this bamboo. It is the bamboo used for scaffolding and the bamboo shoots used in Chinese cooking are from this species. In the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" there were some amazing scenes filmed in a bamboo grove. The bamboo was Moso. On tours of my groves this bamboo never fails to impress visitors.

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On Sale. Buy 2 of the #3 size plants for $130 - You save $30 off regular prices and shipping is always free at jmbamboo. We apply discount when your credit card is processed. Very erect culms with persistent culm sheaths. Similar to S.fastuosa but not as large it makes a great screen and is a very fast spreader. A pretty little bamboo it can achieve a screening effect in just a few years.It has foliage down low on the canes, close to the ground. Many years ago we visited a bamboo nursery (Adam and Sue Turtle) and saw a beautifully groomed grove of this bamboo. I regret not taking a picture as it was one of the prettiest little groves I've ever seen.

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This giant bamboo has culms with a finely textured feel, looking like the skin of a football under magnification.(pigskin) White bands below each node give this bamboo a distinct look. The bright green color makes this a particularly beautiful bamboo. The canes get nice and large, with good quality wood.

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A small bamboo that spreads quickly. Makes an ideal groundcover. Mine has never exceeded about 18" in Height. This is another that can be mowed in the winter for a flush of beautiful new growth in the spring. Some of the smaller bamboos tend to look pretty "ragged" in the winter but this one seems to hold it's leaves and color well. Grows and spreads fast. Corky, our mini Pinscher really likes this bamboo!

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We have a lot of this bamboo growing in Alabama. There is a grove a couple hundred yards off the interstate south of Birmingham that stands out in the winter time. Another grove north of Birmingham lines the side of the interstate. Both are extremely vigorous growers. One of the more popular bamboos for screening, Red Margin grows fast and spreads rapidly. Very cold hardy. Beautiful green culms with long nodes making it a good choice for crafts and construction. We have several large groves of this bamboo in the Birmingham area. The picture on the left is of a grove in a deep valley and is just beautiful. We have a great price break available on this if buying field specimen size plants. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.

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This is one of the most striking of the giant bamboos. Big, beautiful, canes with color that just just can't be beat. My 8 year old grove has numerous culms over 4" in diameter. Buttery yellow with ocassional green stripes, just beautiful! My main grove of Robert Young Bamboo was started about 15 years ago. I rescued a truckload of plants from a grove that was being bulldozed. It has grown rampantly ever since and the grove that now lines our driveway always brings a smile to people's faces.

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A very different looking bamboo with small, oval shaped leaves and tiny, 1/8" diameter culms. With time it will make a good screen. Take a look at this lovely grove in Asheville, NC. I saw this while touring Steve Rays groves many years ago and knew I had to have it. It looks amazingly like a schrub row. Very cold hardy and it can tolerate somewhat acid soil under pine trees. We have lots of this available, nice 4 to 5 foot plants. When planted every 5 feet you should have a decent screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 5, 6, 7, and 8.

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Striking in appearance with heavily variegated leaves. It is a fast grower and spreads quickly. A beautiful bamboo. My oldest planting is 5 years old and has reached about 12 feet in Height.

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This bamboo is fairly common in my area. I know of at least 5 groves within 5 miles of my home. However, I've rarely seen it in my travels around the southeast. It is a form of P.bambusoides but does not get as large. It is sometimes confused with P.bambusoides but doesn't get as large and a small percentage of the canes have a crook or "zig-zag" near the base.(thus the name) It has high quality timber, very thick walled and strong and is ideal for construction and crafts. It is an extremely agressive runner. I had planted a grove in a good location and had to remove it after 5 years as it had spread far beyond the area I intended and was threatening to invade several other groves. After being removed 5 years ago, I still find shoots of this bamboo in the area. Even though approximately 10% of the canes have the "crook" even some of the "experts" can be confused with this and regular P.bambusoides. Probalby due to over-confidence in their ability to ID.

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size info #2: 2-3ft tall
#3: 4-5ft tall
#5: 4-6ft tall

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This bamboo has large nodes and canes that are almost solid near the base. It is extremely cold hardy and does well in most sites. This bamboo is supposed to have air channels in the roots giving it the ability to grow in wet areas. Maybe so, but I've never seen or heard of anyone growing it in a wet area. Very cold hardy Limited availability - call.

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size info #0: 2 - 3 ft. tall

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This is the opposite of the species (P.aureosulcata) having yellow culms with green grooves. Very cold hardy, this is really a beautiful bamboo. The culms seem to hold thier bright golden color over time, without darkeing or becoming dulled by mildew. I think it has the prettiest color of any of he yellow bamboos. I expect we will see many groves of his bamboo in the future. Good looks, great screeing, and extremely cold hardy. One of the prettiest bamboos I grow!

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size info #3: 3 to 4 feet tall
#5: 3+ canes, 4-6ft tall
#5: 3+ canes, 4-6ft tall

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Called Stone Bamboo because its hard canes that are used for furniture and building. A nice sized bamboo with pretty green culms, this bamboo has flowered continuously for the past few years. Mine has about died off. Flowering - not currently available.

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size info #0: 2 - 4vft. tall

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Basically a big, green bamboo but there is something different about this one. The way the canes slightly curve, the light green color, it's just beautiful. The shoots are some of the prettiest, with long wavy sheath blades and a pink color overall. This is supposed to have the most acid free, sweetest tasting bamboo shoots.

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size info #3: 3 to 5 feet tall
#5: 4 to 6 feet tall
#5: 6ft or taller

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This is the bamboo traditionally used for bamboo flyrods. Very straight, erect canes with smooth nodes and beautiful foliage. It has some of the highest quality timber of any bamboo and is imported into this country in large quantities. Very tropical looking. Just for looks, this is one of my favorites.

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size info #2: 1-2 canes, 2-3ft tall
#3: 2+ canes, 4-5ft tall
#5: 3+ canes, 4-6ft tall

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This bamboo will get to a height of about 10 to 15 feet in zone 5, 20 feet in zone 6, and 30 to 40 feet high in zone 7. As always, fertilizing, mulching, and watering will make a big difference. One of the best choices for a screening bamboo that is super cold hardy. We've seen groves of this bamboo that were so dense it was difficult to penetrate into the grove. Although this bamboo can grow to over 35 feet here in the souteast, it will be smaller in a cold climate. In extremely codl climates (zone 5 or colder) it may be killed back in the winter, sending up new growth in the spring. This bamboo is named for the yellow sulcis or groove on each internode. This is quite distinct in the spring on new culms. Many culms have zig-zags in the lower section. In a natural state, or pruned, it makes a great screen. We've seen many groves of this bamboo in our travels in the northeast. Planted every 5 feet you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen. This bamboo is recommended for zones 5, 6, 7, and 8.

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size info #3: 3 to 4 feet tall, 10 inch container
#5: 4 to 6 feet tall, multiple canes
#0: 5 to 7 feet tall multiple canes

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