Two members of the American Bamboo Society, Dr. Clifford Sussman and Mr. Robert Saporito, visited XTBG during July 1-3.
The two guests made field visit at the Bamboo Collection of XTBG and showed much interest in some tropical bamboo species.
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At the Bamboo Collection
They gifted more than 20 bamboo species native to Southeast Asian countries to XTBG. As reward, XTBG exchanged seedlings of 20 bamboo species which aroused their interest.
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Some bamboo seedlings exchanged
During their stay at XTBG, Dr. Li Qingjun met the guests. The two sides showed interest in conducting long-term seedling exchanges.
Dr. Clifford Sussman is representing the Southern California Chapter of the American Bamboo Society.
Mr. Robert Saporito is the president of the Florida/Caribbean Chapter of the American Bamboo Society. He is now owner of Tropical Bamboo Nursery & Gardens, which is a progressive, 9-acre nursery specializing in tropical, clumping bamboo plants.