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From: "Bob Harrison"
> Knotweed ( Smartweed, doorweed, persicaria, lady's thumb, water pepper ,
> etc.)  which is a slang name for Heartsease (polygonum) and Japanese
bamboo
> (actually chinese bamboo or sachaline) Polygonum sachalinense are two very
> different plants.
>
Bob,
 Thank you for the distinction, this has been confusing for many of us
around here. We have much more of the bamboo around here and it produces a
pretty good honey crop some years. The honey from this plant, if the
diagnosis is correct, is a medium to dark amber depending on the year. Would
this be your diagnosis?

Alden Marshall
B-Line Apiaries
Hudson, NH  03051

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