Thanks Luca.

Yeah, it was a bit of a surprise to me also but bamboo does indeed grow naturally here when you have just the right situation. One thing i will say however is that it doesn't seem to keep on getting bigger and bigger as it does in Asia, but dies when it reaches a certain size, permitting smaller ones to shoot up in its place. Still, it's big enough for my purposes and i feel very content imagining all the different things i could build with it!

All the best to you buddy :)