If it grows fast, Rich Roseberg likes it. If it sucks up sewage sludge, he wants it. The Oregon State University soil scientist has a nursery full of sludge suck-ups at OSU's Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center at Medford.
Poplars are most popular.
Kenaf is keen. Giant Chinese silver grass is a giant among grasses. But Roseberg's favorite is bamboo. Those folks want a good way to dispose of sludge and treated effluent. Roseberg wants more.