Growing Running Bamboo Plants. Some of the most commonly known running bamboos are Phyllostachys bamboos. These are the classic bamboos that can reach up to 70 feet tall and have stems as large as 6 inches wide. They are strong, fast-growing, spreading plants with varying degrees of hardiness in Zones 5-10.
According to Shinto legend, a necklace of magatama (Yasakani no Magatama) was among the items hung outside the cave of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and is counted among the three âtreasuresâ of the Japanese imperial regalia:
The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), also known as Barbary ape or magot, is a species of macaque unique for its distribution outside Asia. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species.