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  • A moso cul...

    762454ca.jpg A moso culm hangs low under the weight of an icestorm, but as soon as the ice melts off, the culm will return back to its normal vertical position with no harm done. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • The culms ...

    24fc9421.jpg The culms of a moso grove weighted down by ice during an icestorm. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • A moso gro...

    6d448d43.jpg A moso grove takes on a bizarre appearance during an icestorm. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • The combin...

    Snownigra103.jpg The combination of black Phyllostachys nigra culms and the white of newly fallen snow provides a study in contrasts. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • You don\'t...

    IceOnMosoCulms104.jpg You don\'t want to enter this grove without a hard hat when the temperature rises and clunks of ice start falling off the leaves. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • Ice formin...

    IcyMosoGrove104.jpg Ice forming on the leaves during an icestorm weigh down the tops of the culms but they spring back up to their original position when the ice is gone. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • The weight...

    IceOnMosoCulm104.jpg The weight of the ice on the leaves brings the top of this culm nearly to ground level.  Once the ice melts, it will return back to its original position completely unharmed. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • This mount...

    SnowOnYushaniaAnceps202.jpg This mountain bamboo gets heavy snows in its native Himalayan habitat and has no problems with the lesser snowfalls I get here. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • The smalle...

    SnowyTrachycarpusWagnerianus103.jpg The smaller leaves of Trachycarpus wagnerianus have no problems coping with our occasional snowfalls. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • Trachycarp...

    SnowyTrachycarpusFortunei103.jpg Trachycarpus has evolved in regions prone to wet winter snows and is adapted to cope with it.  The top of the crown forms this roof to support the wieght of the snow. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • The fallin...

    SnowPatternsInMosoGrove103.jpg The falling snow forms attractive patterns on the ridges of the culms in this moso bamboo grove. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • There is n...

    SnowyMosoGrove103.jpg There is nothing as beautiful as a bamboo grove lightly covered with snow. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • More attra...

    SnowPatternsOnMosoCulms103.jpg More attractive snow patterning on moso bamboo culms. image by MikeMariettaSC
  • Rhapidophy...

    SnowyRhapidophyllum103.jpg Rhapidophyllum hystrix looks horrible covered with snow but manages to come through it with little to no damage. image by MikeMariettaSC

 

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