Originally Posted by asacomm

Bon jour Ivan,
Nothing wrong with the bud shape of the Basjoo. It is quite normal.
There are several types in Japan under the name of "Basjoo", one is dwarf
type of 2 meters in height, the other is tall type of say 4~5 meter high, and
the shape of the bud is sharp type and the round type exactly like the photo.
Only the common things for all the types are that there are no wax powder
like material on the surface of the petioles and the pseudostem and the color
of the bud is yellowish green or yellowish brown like the bud of the picture
shows.